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Alternate Name(s): Polio; Infantile paralysis ...... Poliomyelitis is a disorder caused by a viral infection. The virus, known as poliovirus, infects nerves. This infection can lead to temporary paralysis or, in more severe cases, permanent paralysis or death.
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www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/001402.htm#Def...
www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/001402.htm#Definition
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Services and providers for Polio and Post-Polio Syndrome in the U.S. ... The primary NIH organization for research on Polio and Post-Polio Syndrome is the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases...
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www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/polioandpostpoliosyndrome.h...
www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/polioandpostpoliosyndrome.html
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Large post-polio resource. Topics ranging from medical and inspirational material to support issues to www resources and more. ... polio experience network...
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www.polionet.org/
www.polionet.org/
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Poliomyelitis - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Poliomyelitis , often called polio or infantile paralysis , is an acute viral infectious disease spread from person to person, primarily via the fecal-oral route. The term derives from the Greek ...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poliomyelitis
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Polio is a contagious, historically devastating disease that was virtually eliminated from the Western hemisphere in the second half of the 20th century thanks to widespread vaccination. ... At the height of the polio epidemic in 1952, nearly 60,000 cases with more than 3,000 deaths were reported in the United States...
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kidshealth.org/parent/infections/bacterial_viral/polio....
kidshealth.org/parent/infections/bacterial_viral/polio.html
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Poliomyelitis (polio) is a highly infectious disease caused by a virus. It invades the nervous system, and can cause total paralysis in a matter of hours. It can strike at any age, but affects mainly children under three (over 50% of all cases).
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www.polioeradication.org/disease.asp
www.polioeradication.org/disease.asp
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Saudi Arabia demands polio vaccinations for Hajj; - 16 November ; Young pilgrims to the Hajj from polio-infected countries must be immunized with oral polio vaccine Click here. ... Polio programme persists despite worsening security; - 12 November ; Security threat results in temporary evacuations from Afghanistan and...
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www.polioeradication.org/
www.polioeradication.org/
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www.endofpolio.org/
www.endofpolio.org/
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