Poliovirus

Introduction: Poliovirus

Description of Poliovirus

Poliovirus: acute infectious disease of humans, particularly children, caused by any of three serotypes of human poliovirus; infection is usually limited to the gastrointestinal tract and nasopharynx, and is often asymptomatic; the central nervous system, primarily the spinal cord, may be affected, leading to rapidly progressive paralysis, coarse fasciculation and hyporeflexia; motor neurons are primarily affected and encephalitis may also occur; replicates in the nervous system, and may cause significant neuronal loss, most notably in the spinal cord.
Source: Diseases Database

Poliovirus: a common infection of the gastrointestinal tract which is usually silent; when the CNS is infected there is damage to the anterior horn cells and motor paralysis; causes similar disease in chimpanzees and monkeys when injected.
Source: CRISP

Poliovirus: A species of ENTEROVIRUS which is the causal agent of POLIOMYELITIS in humans. Three serotypes (strains) exist. Transmission is by the fecal-oral route, pharyngeal secretions, or mechanical vector (flies). Vaccines with both inactivated and live attenuated virus have proven effective in immunizing against the infection.
Source: MeSH 2007

Poliovirus: Related Topics

These medical condition or symptom topics may be relevant to medical information for Poliovirus:

• Enterovirus
• Family
• Picornaviridae
• Type
• Paralytic
• Paralytic syndrome
• Polio

Terms associated with Poliovirus:

Terms Similar to Poliovirus:

• Poliomyelitis
• Heine-Medin disease
• Polio

Source: Diseases Database

Broader terms for Poliovirus

• Enterovirus

Source - CRISP

The term Poliovirus can be used for:

• poliomyelitis virus
• Theiler's encephalomyelitis virus

Source: CRISP

Other terms that may be related to Poliovirus:

• neurotropic virus
• viral meningitis

Source: CRISP

External links related to: Poliovirus

• Post-Polio Syndrome Information Page: National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
• Poliomyelitis Vaccine Live (Oral) PhEur (Monodose) , SPC from the eMC
• eMedicine - Poliomyelitis : Article by Benjamin Estrada, MD
• Heine-Medin disease (www.whonamedit.com)
• Ipol Online, Description, Chemistry, Ingredients - Poliovirus Vaccine - RxList Monographs
• Lincolnshire Post-Polio Network - Main Gate to Polio and Post-PolioInformation
• Orimune Online, Description, Chemistry, Ingredients - Oral Poliovirus Vaccine - RxList Monographs
• eMedicine - Acute Poliomyelitis : Article by Yingqi Xing, MD, MS

Source: Diseases Database

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