poliomyelitis

(noun)

acute infection by the poliovirus, especially of the motor neurons in the spinal cord and brainstem, leading to muscle weakness, paralysis and sometimes deformity

Related Terms

  • spinal polio
  • paralysis
  • motor neuron

Examples of poliomyelitis in the following topics:

  • Poliomyelitis

    • Poliomyelitis is an infection by the polio virus that affects the motor neurons of the central nervous system.
    • Poliomyelitis, often called polio or infantile paralysis, is an acute, viral, infectious disease spread from person to person, primarily via the fecal-oral route.
    • Poliomyelitis was first recognized as a distinct condition by Jakob Heine in 1840.
  • Muscular Atrophy

    • Examples of diseases affecting the nerves that control muscles would be poliomyelitis, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS or Lou Gehrig's disease), and Guillain-Barre syndrome.
  • West Nile Virus

    • West Nile poliomyelitis (spinal cord inflammation, which results in a syndrome similar to polio that may cause acute flaccid paralysis).
    • Discuss the causes, symptoms and diseases (West Nile encephalitis, meningitis, meningoencephalitis and poliomyelitis) caused by the West Nile virus (WNV)
  • Positive-Strand RNA Viruses of Animals

    • The diseases they cause are varied, ranging from acute "common-cold"-like illnesses, to poliomyelitis, to chronic infections in livestock.
  • Paralysis

    • Other major causes are stroke, trauma with nerve injury, poliomyelitis, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), botulism, spina bifida, multiple sclerosis, and Guillain-BarrĂ© syndrome.
  • Disease Reservoirs and Epidemics

    • Some diseases have no non-human reservoir: poliomyelitis and smallpox are prominent examples.
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