(poliomyelitis) A viral disease, common in infants. Attacks the nerves, mostly of the spine, results in paralysis, then the destruction of muscle. Can leave permanent handicaps. All but gone from the developed world due to the development of a vaccine.
Polio is a contagious and highly devastating disease caused by a virus. It is spread through person-to-person contact. It invades the nervous system and can cause total paralysis in a matter of hours. The virus enters the body through the mouth and multiplies in the intestine. Initial symptoms may include fever, fatigue, headache, vomiting, stiffness in the neck and pain in the limbs. After the virus spreads throughout the body, it destroys the nerve cells that activate muscles. These nerve cells cannot be regenerated and the affected muscles no longer function. Paralysis is irreversible.
A highly contagious infectious disease caused by a filterable virus and occurring most commonly in children; in its acute form it involves the spinal cord causing paralysis.
A viral infection that primarily infects the anterior horn cells in the spinal cord. Also called: poliomyelitis and infantile paralysis. The disease can lead to paralysis of one or more limbs, and can be life threatening. Natural infection is now rare in Canada due to the routine immunization of infants.
an acute viral disease that attacks the brain and the spine
A virus that appears in both mild and severe forms; severe forms, characterized by headache, fever, sore throat, and stiffness, may cause crippling, paralysis, and death. The polio vaccine has virtually eliminated polio from the United States, though it still exists in other countries.
(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.
a disease caused by a virus. Polio can damage the nervous system and cause paralysis (inability to move), particularly in the legs. Polio is mainly spread through human faeces. There is no cure, but there is a vaccine
A viral disease that affects the central nervous system. May cause paralysis or muscle weakness.
an acute viral disease marked by inflammation of nerve cells of the brain stem and spinal cord
a disease caused by a deficiency of thiamine and is seen most commonly in lambs on high grain diets
an infectious disease that destroys nervous tissue in the spinal cord, causing fever and paralysis.
This is a viral infection that affects muscles and nerves throughout the whole body. Transmission of this virus occurs through contact with infected secretions from the nose and mouth, and from infected feces. If the spinal cord and brain are not affected while the virus runs its course (90% of the time), complete recovery is likely. Brain or spinal cord involvement is a medical emergency that may result in paralysis or death, however disability is more common.
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.
the virus gains entry to the body by fecal oral contact, or person to person contact. The disease causes paralysis, which is irreversible, and in more severe cases this paralysis can lead to death by asphyxiation. The symptoms are generally mild: low grade fever, malaise, vomiting, stiff neck and back, and pain in the limbs. Large polio epidemics caused panic in the 1940's and 1950's in industrialized countries such as the US and Western Europe. In 1954 Dr. Jonas Salk developed a vaccine that greatly decreased the occurrence of the disease, and in 1963 an oral vaccine was developed that led to it's eradication in the US. The virus is still prevalent in South Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa. Immunization is the best forms of prevention and treatment of 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 where the virus multiplies more extensively. Another round of viremia (virus in the bloodstream) leads to invasion of the central nervous system (CNS), the spinal cord and brain, the target sites struck by the virus. See the entire definition of 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.
a viral disease (poliomyelitis) that causes inflammation of the spinal cord, often causing paralysis.
Infectious disease. You should not have a vaccination against polio if you are having chemotherapy as the vaccine is live.
short for poliomyelitis; an acute viral disease that may include central nervous system involvement and result in paralysis and/or muscle atrophy.
A sometimes crippling disease that can also cause paralysis and death. (pink book chapter on polio) (view photo)
