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? Poliovirus Virus classification Group: Group IV ((+)ssRNA) Family: Picornaviridae Genus: Enterovirus Species: Poliovirus Poliomyelitis, often called polio or infantile paralysis, is a viral paralytic disease. The causative agent, a virus called poliovirus (PV), enters the body orally, infecting the intestinal wall. It may proceed to the blood stream and into the central nervous system causing muscle weakness and often paralysis. An ancient disease, it was first rec ...
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Resources
- El SÃndrome de la Pospoliomielitis (National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, NIH, HHS)
- Frequently Asked Questions - Post-Polio Syndrome (Post-Polio Task Force Information Center, The)
- Polio (MayoClinic)
- Polio (National Women's Health Information Center)
- Polio (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
- Polio (March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation)
- Polio Vaccines: What You Need to Know (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) - Links to PDF File (National Immunization Program Resource Center, CDC, OPHS, HHS)
- Poliomyelitis (Google Health)
- Post Polio Syndrome: A New Challenge for the Survivors of Polio (Post-Polio Task Force Information Center, The)
- Post-Polio Syndrome (National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke)
- Post-Polio Syndrome (March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation)
- Vaccine-Preventable Childhood Diseases (National Immunization Program, CDC, OPHS, HHS)
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