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Poliomyelitis ("polio"), or infantile paralysis, is a viral paralytic disease. The causative agent, a virus called poliovirus (PV), enters the body orally, infecting the intestinal lining. It may proceed to the blood stream and into the central nervous system causing muscle weakness and often paralysis. 
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An infection is the detrimental colonization of a host organism by a foreign organism. An infection is, in effect, a war in which the infecting organism seeks to utilize the host/'s resources in order to multiply at the expense of the host. The infecting organism, or pathogen, interferes with the normal functioning and perhaps the survival of the host. Colloquially, a pathogen is usually considered a microscopic organism though the definition is broader, including bacteria, parasites, fungi, vir...
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Polio and Post-Polio Syndrome as related to Infections
- Polio and Post-Polio Syndrome - MedlinePlus
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- NIH - Polio and Post-Polio Syndrome
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- Post-polio syndrome - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
... respiratory diseases and vaccination against respiratory infections such as influenza.[3] ... Poliomyelitis and the Post-Polio Syndrome in Motor Disorders. ...
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- post-polio syndrome: Definition from Answers.com
post-polio syndrome ( ) n. A condition affecting poliomyelitis patients several decades after the initial attack, characterized by fatigue, muscular
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Poliomyelitis and Post Polio Syndrome ... Infections: Polio. Kids health for parents. [ Online] ... Polio and Post-Polio Syndrome. In J. L. Durstine (Ed), ACSM's ...
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... polio infection, fewer than 1% of polio infections ... Post-Polio Syndrome. Post-polio syndrome (PPS) is a condition that affects polio survivors anywhere ...
- Post-Polio Syndrome - March of Dimes
Post-polio syndrome (PPS) is a condition that affects many people who had polio ... and soon afterward the Sabin oral vaccine, natural polio infections have ...
- Post-Polio Syndrome - Health Encyclopedia and Reference - DrKoop.com
Post-Polio Syndrome Symptoms, Treatments and Medications ... Home > Diseases > Infections > Viruses > Post-Polio Syndrome ... and Risk Factors of Post-Polio ...
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... the more likely that you'll have signs and symptoms of post-polio syndrome. ... alone, rather than to post-polio syndrome. ... Urinary tract infections. ...
- Post-Polio Syndrome - Symptoms, Treatment and Prevention
Post-Polio Syndrome or Sequelae (PPS) is a condition that can strike polio ... Causes and Risk Factors of Post-Polio Syndrome ...
- Post Polio Syndrome -- eCureMe.com
... 1-2% of all Polio cases are caused by virus infections, damaging the nerve cells, ... Post-Polio syndrome appears about 20 to 40 years after the initial ...
- Post-Polio Syndrome - March of Dimes
... and soon afterward the Sabin oral vaccine, natural polio infections have ... International Conference on Post-Polio Syndrome: Identifying Best Practices in ...
- Polio
Polio is a contagious, historically devastating disease that was virtually ... post-polio syndrome (PPS) as many as 30 to 40 years after contracting polio. ...
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- POLIOMYELITIS AND POST POLIO SYNDROME
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... one on L-Carnitine and post-polio syndrome. ... L-Carnitine and Post-Polio Syndrome ... People with MRSA skin infections often think a spider has bitten them. ...
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... admitted to our hospital because of post-polio syndrome, and re-assessed ... enteroviral infection or recurrent infections and/or virus-stimulated ...
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