1) Acute anterior poliomyelitis 2) Infantile paralysis 3) Infectious disease 4) Polio 5) Vaccine-preventable disease
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Poliomyelitis s, 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 Ancient Greek poliós (πολιός), meaning `grey`, myelós (µυελός `marrow”), referring to the grey matter of the spinal cord, and the suffix -...
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(polio- + Gr. myelos marrow + -itis) an acute viral disease, occurring sporadically and in epidemics, and characterized clinically by fever, sore throat, headache, and vomiting, often with stiffness of the neck and back. In the minor illness these may be the only symptoms. The major illness, which may or may not be preceded by the minor illness, .....
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A viral disease causing muscle paralysis as a result of direct damage to motor nerve cells in the spinal cord. The virus usually enters by the mouth or gastrointestinal tract and causes a mild feverish illness, after which paresis or paralysis begins, often affecting mainly those muscles that have b...
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<disease, virology> An acute viral disease, occurring sporadically and in epidemics and characterised clinically by fever, sore throat, headache and vomiting, often with stiffness of the neck and back. In the minor illness these may be the only symptoms. ... The major illness, which may or may not be preceded by the minor illness, is characte...
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(po″le-o-mi″ә-li´tis) an acute infectious disease occurring sporadically or in epidemics and caused by a virus, usually a poliovirus but occasionally a coxsackievirus or echovirus. Initial clinical characteristics include fever, sore throat, headache, and vomiting, often with stiffness of the neck and ...
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An acute inflammation of the spinal cord due to a virus infection.
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An acute infection caused by a virus affecting the spinal cord. It can cause paralysis
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Type: Term Pronunciation: pō′lē-ō-mī′ĕ-lī′tis Definitions: 1. An inflammatory process involving the gray matter of the spinal cord.
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Poliomyelitis: An acute and sometimes devastating viral disease. Man is the only natural host for poliovirus. The virus enters the mouth and multiplies in lymphoid tissues in the pharynx and intestine. Small numbers of virus enter the blood and go to other sites where the virus multiplies more extensively. Another round of viremia (virus in the blo...
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n] - an acute viral disease marked by inflammation of nerve cells of the brain stem and spinal cord
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poliomyelitis An acute infectious disease occurring sporadically or in epidemics and caused by a virus, usually a poliovirus but occasionally a coxsackievirus or echovirus. It is characterized clinically by fever, sore throat, headache, and vomiting; often with stiffness of the neck and back. In the minor illness (abortive poliomyelitis) these may...
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an acute viral disease that may include central nervous system involvement and result in paralysis and/or muscle atrophy.
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disease caused by an infection of the enteric polio virus characterized by inflammation of the motor neurons of the brain stem and spinal cord; can result in paralysis
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(also known as polio) An acute infectious viral disease characterized by fever, paralysis, and atrophy of skeletal muscles. The Global Polio Eradication Initiative was launched in 1988 with the goal of eradicating polio from the earth through routine and mass polio vaccination programs.
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(polio) An acute infectious viral disease characterized by fever, paralysis, and atrophy of skeletal muscles.
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an infectious disease caused by a virus; usually causes only mild symptoms but in rare cases can attack the brain and spinal cord and cause paralysis or death
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polio noun an acute viral disease marked by inflammation of nerve cells of the brain stem and spinal cord
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An acute infectious viral disease characterized by fever, paralysis, and atrophy of skeletal muscles. The Global Polio Eradication Initiative was launched in 1988 with the goal of eradicating polio from the earth through routine and mass polio vaccination programs.
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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. However, some of the more serious manifestations of the disease include meningitis, which can lead to extensive paralysis.
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