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Bookmark or Share- What is Polio? - Centers for Disease Control and PreventionPolio, or poliomyelitis, is a disabling and life-threatening disease caused by the poliovirus. The virus spreads from person to person and can infect a person’s spinal cord, causing paralysis (can’t move parts of the body). Symptoms. Most people who get infected with poliovirus will not have any visible symptoms.
- Polio: Types, Causes, & Symptoms - HealthlineWhat is polio? Polio (also known as poliomyelitis) is a highly contagious disease caused by a virus that attacks the nervous system. Children younger than 5 years old...
- Poliomyelitis - World Health Organization (WHO)WHO fact sheet on poliomyelitis, a highly infectious disease caused by a virus. The fact sheet includes key facts, global caseload, Global Eradication Initiative, progress, WHO response.
- Poliomyelitis (polio) - World Health Organization (WHO)Overview. More. Poliomyelitis (polio) is a highly infectious viral disease that largely affects children under 5 years of age. The virus is transmitted by person-to-person spread mainly through the faecal-oral route or, less frequently, by a common vehicle (e.g. contaminated water or food) and multiplies in the intestine, from where it can ...
- Polio - WikipediaPathophysiology. Diagnosis. Prevention. Treatment. Prognosis. Orthotics. Epidemiology. History. Research. References. Further reading. External links. Poliomyelitis ( / ˌpoʊlioʊˌmaɪəˈlaɪtɪs / POH-lee-oh-MY-ə-LY-tiss ), commonly shortened to polio, is an infectious disease caused by the poliovirus. [1] .
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