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polio::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | acute anterior poliomyelitis, infantile paralysis, poliomyelitis |
| Type of | infectious disease |
Examples of polio
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That raised the specter of shortages and a resurgence of such diseases as polio.
From the businessweek.com
A young boy, about 6 and afflicted with polio, is sitting on Oral Roberts's lap.
From the newsweek.com
David Sharp, 55, an office manager, had polio as a child and later had a stroke.
From the washingtonpost.com
Sudan was polio free until 2004, when an outbreak in the north spread worldwide.
From the voanews.com
In the early 1990s there were 3,000 cases of paralytic polio each year in India.
From the independent.co.uk
While India prays polio will not return, for some the vaccine has come too late.
From the independent.co.uk
It is widely known that polio vaccines are the leading cause of polio paralysis.
From the infowars.com
The WHO, part of GAVI, is even touting India as an example of polio eradication.
From the infowars.com
Pakistan, Nigeria and Afghanistan are the only countries where polio is endemic.
From the guardian.co.uk
- Poliomyelitis: an acute viral disease marked by inflammation of nerve cells of the brain stem and spinal cord
- Poliomyelitis, often called polio or infantile paralysis, is an acute viral infectious disease spread from person to person, primarily via the fecal-oral route. ...
- Abbreviation of poliomyelitis
- 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.
- Gray; gray matter of the nervous system
- 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. ...
- A deadly disease that killed or crippled millions of people worldwide.
- Short for poliomyelitis, a viral disease characterized by its crippling effect on the human body, often causing loss of mobility and, at times, paralysis in the limbs.
- A once-common infection that can cause paralysis and death. Widespread childhood immunization has wiped out this disease in the United States.
