Polio
Definition
Polio (pronounced POH-lee-oh) is a serious disease caused by a virus called the poliovirus. The full medical name for the disease is poliomyelitis (pronounced POH-lee-oh-mi-uh-LI-tis)...
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Polio
Throughout most of human history, polio has caused paralysis and death. Often found in wet areas, the virus is most acute in cities during summer months. The virus inflames nerves in the brain a...
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Polio
Polio, or poliomyelitis, is a serious infectious disease caused by a virus that affects the central nervous system. Polio, sometimes called infantile paralysis, primarily affects children. When ...
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Poliomyelitis and Polio
Poliomyelitis is a contagious infectious disease that is caused by three types of poliovirus. The viruses cause damage and destruction of cells in the nervous system. Paralysis...
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Polio
Polio, or poliomyelitis, is a serious infectious disease caused by a virus that affects the central nervous system. Polio, sometimes called infantile paralysis, primarily affects children. When ...
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Poliomyelitis
A serious disease, caused by a virus, that has become extremely rare because of widespread availability of vaccines developed in the 1950s.
Poliomyelitis, commonly known as polio, is a s...
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As recently at the 1950's, polio was a common disease in the United States. It was first detected as early as 1789 when doctors recorded small outbreaks of an odd disease accompanied by fever, p...
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During the year of 1921, there was an epidemic of poliomyelitis, also know as polio, that had started to make its way through America. Poliomyelitis is a crippling disease, which can strike quickly an...
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In the summer of 1916, it seemed as if there would never be enough hospitals to house the numerous children that were taken ill. Doctors had different ideas of what these children were suffering from...
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Poliomyelitis and Polio
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