Virus
poliovirus
po·li·o·vi·rus [ poh-lee-oh-vahy-ruh s, poh-lee-oh-vahy- ]
Subclass of:
Enterovirus C, Human
Definitions related to poliovirus:
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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.CRISP ThesaurusNational Institutes of Health, 2006
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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.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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An enterovirus comprised of an single-stranded positive sense RNA genome and a protein capsid. This virus is the human pathogen that causes poliomyelitis.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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Any viral organism that can be assigned to the species Poliovirus.CDISC TerminologyClinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC), 2021
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Poliomyelitis is contracted through transmission of poliovirus, an enterovirus, usually through gastrointestinal-oral transmission. The condition may manifest as the minor illness, which is usually gastrointestinal, or as the major illness, characterized by acute flaccid paralysis (AFP). Ninety-five percent of poliovirus infections are...Athenahealth, Inc., 2019
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