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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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Prevention
... Although improved sanitation on the public level and fastidious hygiene on the personal may help reduce the spread of polio, the only real way to prevent the disease is with the polio vaccine. However...
Source: MayoClinic
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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)
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