Inflammation of the gray matter of the spinal cord.
infective condition caused by a virus that has a predilection for the anterior horn motorneurons. It is now rare in the UK and USA as a result of national vaccination programmes
a viral infection marked by fever, headache, stiff neck and back, deep muscle pain and weakness, and loss of certain somatic reflexes; a serious form, bulbar polio, results in destruction of motor neurons in anterior horns of the spinal nerves, leading to paralysis
Acute, contagious viral disease of the central nervous system that can lead to paralysis.
an acute viral disease marked by inflammation of nerve cells of the brain stem and spinal cord
A disease caused by the pollio virus, which can cause paralysis. Children should be immunized against polio.
Viral disease that can cause paralysis if the spinal cord becomes infected; (formerly also called infantile paralysis).
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.
an acute viral disease that may include central nervous system involvement and result in paralysis and/or muscle atrophy.
More commonly known as polio, a highly infectious viral disease which may affect the central nervous system, causing paralysis and even death. Due to a global effort to eradicate the disease though vaccination, polio is now relatively rare and found only in parts of Africa and south Asia.
An acute, infectious disease that attacks the central nervous system. Sometimes causes paralysis that can result in permanent deformities. Vaccines are available. Also called polio.
Poliomyelitis, often called polio or infantile paralysis, is a virally induced infectious disease which spreads via the fecal-oral route. It may proceed to the blood stream and into the central nervous system causing muscle weakness and often paralysis. An ancient disease, polio was first recognized as a medical entity by Jakob Heine in 1840.