Polio
Polio is an infectious disease caused by a virus that lives in the throat and intestinal tract.
Poliovirus: A member of the enterovirus subgroup, family Picornaviridae. Enteroviruses are transient inhabitants of the gastrointestinal tract. Picornaviruses are small viruses with an RNA genome. There are three strains of poliovirus.
Polio (Post-Polio Syndrome)
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Polio - symptoms in later years
Poliomyelitis is a viral infection that can lead to paralysis of the arms, legs or the diaphragm (which controls breathing).
Polio Immunisation
All children and adults should be immunised against polio. See your practice nurse if you think that you are not fully immunised.
What is polio?
Polio Topics
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Poliomyelitis
Alternate Names : Polio, Infantile paralysis, Post-polio syndrome
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POLIOMYELITIS
Poliomyelitis, or infantile paralysis, is a highly infectious disease caused by three serotypes of polioviruses. These viruses belong to the Enterovirsus genus of the family Picornaviridae.
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Polio
An acute infectious disease of humans, particularly children, caused by any of three serotypes of human poliovirus (POLIOVIRUS). Usually the infection is limited to the gastrointestinal tract and nasopharynx, and is often asymptomatic.
Poliomyelitis, Acute
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Definition of medical terminology for Poliomyelitis, Acute.
Post-polio syndrome
While polio is essentially a disease of the past, an increasing number of people are developing a poorly understood condition called post-polio syndrome (PPS).
How is poliovirus spread?
Transmission of the poliovirus most often occurs from fecal-oral contact. Usually, this occurs from poor hand washing or from ingestion of contaminated food or water. Respiratory secretions also spread poliovirus.
How is polio spread?
Polio is spread when the stool of an infected person is introduced into the mouth of another person through contaminated water or food (fecal-oral transmission).
What is Poliovirus infection?
A Poliovirus infection affects the nervous system, in particular the anterior horn cells of the spinal cord and cranial nerve motor neurones.
Poliovirus may cause one of four clinical syndromes: ...
Polio is caused by a virus and has been around for thousands of years. There are even Egyptian artifacts portraying individuals with typical features of post-polio paralysis.
Poliomyelitis is an acute viral infection that involves the gastrointestinal tract and occasionally the central nervous system. The polio vaccine, available in 2 forms, immunises you against the polio virus.
Poliomyelitis - polio, or infantile paralysis, acute viral infection, mainly of children but also affecting older persons. There are three immunologic types of poliomyelitis virus; exposure to one type...
Polio Disease Questions and Answers
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The major illness is called acute anterior poliomyelitis, infantile paralysis and Heine Medin disease. The disease is now largely controlled by vaccines.
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Poliomyelitis
Poliomyelitis, more commonly known as polio, is a disorder caused by a virus and marked by potentially paralyzing nerve-related damage, which can be fatal.
Acute poliomyelitis and vaccination
Virtual eradication of poliomyelitis worldwide has been achieved by routine vaccination programmes of the whole population initiated in childhood.
Polio or poliomyelitis is an infectious viral disease of the central nervous system. The greatest incidence of the disease, also known as infantile paralysis, is in children between the ages of 5 and 10 years.
Poliomyelitis or polio is a acute viral infectious disease. It is spread through crowding, unclean conditions, and improper sanitation of waste fluids.
Polio was a terrible viral disease in the 1900s up through the 1950s. Since then polio vaccination has almost eliminated polio worldwide. The last US outbreak was in 1954.
Polio is a highly contagious infection caused by the poliovirus. In a small percentage of infected people, the virus attacks nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord, ...
A polio infection often leaves many of these motor neurons dead or damaged. To compensate for the resulting neuron shortage, the remaining neurons sprout new fibers and the motor unit becomes enlarged.
Post-polio syndrome (PPS) is a condition that affects polio survivors anywhere from 10 to 40 years after recovery from an initial paralytic attack of the poliomyelitis virus.
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The deterioration may actually result from the process of recovery from polio. During recovery, surviving motor neurons sprout new endings. This allows the body to regain function. The motor units become large and add stress to the body.
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Means the same thing as Wernicke's syndrome.
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Most older adults don't need a polio vaccine because they were vaccinated as children. If you are in a high-risk group, however, the CDC recommends that you talk with your health care provider about the polio vaccine: ...
PolioPlus A WHO and UNICEF- supported project dedicated to stamping out polio worldwide by the year 2000.
Polio (poliomyelitis)
Polio is a very contagious illness that has almost been wiped out because of the efforts of the medical community.
Polio vaccine
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Poliomyelitis. "polio" was first used: 1931. [Webster]
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Polio
Polio [PO-lee-oh] is a viral disease that can damage the nervous system and cause paralysis.
The polio virus enters the body through the mouth, usually from hands contaminated with the stool of an infected person.
What Is Polio?
While virtually eliminated in the US, polio is a serious illness caused by a virus that still affects many parts of the world. It can cause:
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Poliomyelitis (polio) is a highly contagious infectious disease caused by three types of polio virus. The virus attacks the entire body, causing severe damage to the nervous system that can result in paralysis.
Poliomyelitis, often called polio or infantile paralysis, is an acute viral infectious disease spread from person to person, primarily via the fecal-oral route. The term derives from the Greek poliós (ποÎ"ιός), meaning "grey",...
Polio is an infectious disease. You should not have a vaccination against polio if you are having chemotherapy, as the vaccine is live.
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Polio is now extremely rare in the Western world. This is due to very effective vaccination programs. Polio is still a significant problem in parts of Africa and Asia.
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Poliomyelitis - Poliomyelitis (polio) is caused by a virus that can lead to permanent paralysis.
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poliomyelitis - a highly contagious infectious disease caused by various types of poliovirus. Spread though feces and airborne particles, the poliovirus usually causes no more than a mild illness.
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Review Date:9/25/2006
Reviewed By: Charlotte Grayson, MD, Private Practice specializing in Internal Medicine and Infectious Disease, Smyrna, GA. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.
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