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(Tıp) polio
a serious infectious disease of the nerves in the spine, that often results in someone being permanently unable to move particular muscles (poliomyelitis, from polios + myelos )
Abbreviation of poliomyelitis
(po·li·o) NOUN: Poliomyelitis A highly infectious viral disease that chiefly affects children and, in its acute forms, causes inflammation of motor neurons of the spinal cord and brainstem, leading to paralysis, muscular atrophy, and often deformity Through vaccination, the disease is preventable Also called infantile paralysis
an acute viral disease that attacks the brain and the spine
an acute viral disease marked by inflammation of nerve cells of the brain stem and spinal cord
Polio is a serious infectious disease which often makes people unable to use their legs. Gladys was crippled by polio at the age of
A viral infection that attacks the motor neurons in the brainstem and spinal cord and may produce paralysis Highly effective vaccines are available for protection against infection by the three different strains of this virus
{i} poliomyelitis, infectious viral disease affecting the central nervous system that causes paralysis
No cases of wild polio have occurred in the United States since 1979 The risk of a child acquiring polio in the United States is zero, except from the vaccine itself The vaccines have questionable effectiveness Oral, live-virus vaccine (OPV) does cause polio in vaccine recipients and contacts It has caused Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) in recipients It also may contain live monkey viruses that have been associated with human diseases, including AIDS Killed polio vaccine (IPV) may have some adverse effects, but does not cause polio in recipients
An infectious disease caused by a virus It can strike at any age, but usually affects children under three years old The disease causes paralysis, the inability to move a body part
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