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  1. polio
    Polio is a severe viral disease characterised by headache, fever, sore throat, and stiffness. It can lead to paralysis. The disease has become rare since the introduction of the polio vaccine.
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  2. polio
    Viral infection of the central nervous system affecting nerves that activate muscles. The disease used to be known as infantile paralysis since children were most often affected. Two kinds of...
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  3. Polio
    (Polio Vaccine) Infectious disease. You should not have a vaccination against polio if you are having chemotherapy as the vaccine is live.
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  4. Polio
    A disorder of the nerves supplying skeletal muscles, secondary to infection with the polio virus. In the lower limb this manifests as a maller limb with joint contractures and a high arched (cavus) foot
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  5. Polio
    Polio: Abbreviation for poliomyelitis, an acute and sometimes devastating disease caused by a virus. Man is the only natural host for polio virus. The virus enters the mouth and multiplies in lymphoid tissues in the throat and intestine. Small numbers of virus enter the blood and go to other sites w...
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  6. polio
    <virology> An epidemic viral infection which attacks the motor neurons of the anterior horns in the brainstem and spinal cord. ... Vaccination against this disease is recommended. ... (27 Sep 1997) ...
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  7. polio
    (po´le-o) poliomyelitis.
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  8. polio
    acute viral infectious disease of the nervous system that usually begins with general symptoms such as fever, headache, nausea, fatigue, and muscle ... [29 related articles]
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  9. Polio
    A highly contagions viral disease that damages the spinal cord and can cause muscle paralysis. Although there are usually no symptoms present, symptoms of the infection may include headache, fever, sore throat and muscle stiffness. With no cure, polio was one of the most feared childhood diseases of...
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  10. polio
    polio: see poliomyelitis.
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  11. Polio
    Polio (properly poliomyelitis, and also known as infantile paralysis) is caused by infection of the nervous system by a virus which gains entry through the nasopharynx and breeds in the intestinal mucous lining. It is expelled in the faeces. The blood stream carries the disease to the nervous system...
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  12. polio
    Type: Term Pronunciation: pō′lē-ō Definitions: 1. Abbreviated term for poliomyelitis.
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  1. polio
    Viral infection of the central nervous system affecting nerves that activate muscles. The disease used to be known as infantile paralysis since children were most often affected. Two kinds of vaccine are available, one injected (see Salk) and one given by mouth. The Americas were declared to be poli...
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  2. Polio
    [disambiguation] Polio (also Polios) can refer to: ==Polio== ==Polios== ...
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  3. polio
    1) Acute anterior poliomyelitis 2) Bygone epidemic cause 3) Infantile paralysis 4) Infectious disease 5) Jonas e. salk's target 6) Jonas salk's concern 7) Old disease 8) Poliomyelitis 9) Salk cured us of it 10) Salk vaccine target...
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  4. Polio immunization
    Polio immunization: One of the two polio vaccines that are available: oral polio vaccine (OPV) and inactivated polio vaccine (IPV). OPV was formerly recommended for children in the U.S. but was shown to actually cause polio in extremely rare cases and is no longer recommended. IPV is given as a shot...
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  5. polio immunization
    Synonym for polio vaccination ... <virology> The vaccines available for vaccination against polio are opv (oral polio vaccine) and ipv (inactivated polio vaccine). ... Opv is still the preferred vaccine for most children. As its name suggests, it is given by mouth. ... Ipv, or inactivated poli...
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  6. Polio v/s Polio victims
    Polio v/s Polio Victims is the National Award Winning Documentary film. The documentary won "Best Motivational/ Educational Film" at the 56th National Film Awards. The documentary follows a group of polio victims who took to the streets in 2008 to spread the message of Pulse Polio Campaign. The fil...
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  7. polio vaccination
    <virology> The vaccines available for vaccination against polio are opv (oral polio vaccine) and ipv (inactivated polio vaccine). ... Opv is still the preferred vaccine for most children. As its name suggests, it is given by mouth. ... Ipv, or inactivated polio vaccine is given as a shot in th...
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  8. polio vaccine
    Babies in the UK are generally vaccinated against polio (as part of the DTP vaccination) at two, three and four months of age. The nurse or doctor will drop the liquid vaccine into your child's mouth.
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  9. polio vaccine
    preparation of poliomyelitis virus given to prevent infection with the disease. The virus is grown in kidney tissue from rhesus monkeys. There are ... [6 related articles]
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  10. Polio vaccine
    == Development == In generic sense, vaccination works by priming the immune system with an `immunogen`. Stimulating immune response, via use of an infectious agent, is known as immunization. The development of immunity to polio efficiently blocks person-to-person transmission of wild poliovirus, th...
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  11. Polio vaccine contamination
    There is strong suspicion that polio vaccines produced between 1955 and 1962 were contaminated with SV40, because the kidney cells the vaccine virus was grown in came from infected monkeys. Both the Sabin vaccine (oral, live virus) and the Salk vaccine (injectable, killed virus) were affected; the t...
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  12. Polio vaccine, inactivated
    Polio vaccine, inactivated: A vaccine that is made from a suspension of poliovirus types that are inactivated (killed) with formalin. Abbreviated IPV. IPV is given by injection. polio vaccine, killed See polio vaccine, inactivated.
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  13. Polio vaccine, killed
    Polio vaccine, killed: See: Polio vaccine, inactivated.
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