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polio

noun

po·​lio ˈpō-lē-ˌō How to pronounce polio (audio)
: an infectious disease especially of young children that is caused by the poliovirus

Note: Individuals infected with the poliovirus are often asymptomatic. In approximately 25% of cases, polio presents as a mild to moderate illness marked by headache, fever, sore throat, vomiting, diarrhea, and fatigue. Polio affects the central nervous system only infrequently with inflammation and sometimes destruction of the motor neurons in the gray matter of the spinal cord and brain stem. Central nervous system involvement results in temporary or permanent muscle weakness or motor paralysis especially of the limbs and typically the legs. Polio may become life-threatening when paralysis affects the muscles involved in breathing and swallowing.

And the dreaded disease polio was virtually eliminated in 1955 when the Salk vaccine was approved for public use. Mary Beth Norton et al.
The longstanding quest to eradicate polio is attracting a new injection of funds from donors around the world, as health leaders grapple with obstacles from ridding conflict areas of the virus to a shortage of vaccine. Betsy McKay

called also infantile paralysis, poliomyelitis

see post-polio syndrome
polio-like adjective
or poliolike
a polio-like disease
polio-like paralysis

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Most people infected with polio have no symptoms but can still give the virus to others for days or weeks. Michael Hill, USA TODAY, 10 Sep. 2022 Most people infected with polio have no symptoms but can still give the virus to others for days or weeks. CBS News, 9 Sep. 2022 Most people who are infected with polio do not develop symptoms. Helen Branswell, STAT, 17 Aug. 2022 As a child Kahlo struggled with polio during the time of the Mexican Revolution. Rosemarie Stein | The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive, 10 Aug. 2022 Dury was afflicted with polio as a child, but his thin, slightly bent figure possessed compact determination that powered his musical rhythm and wit. Armond White, National Review, 3 Aug. 2022 Overall, around 90 percent of Americans are vaccinated against polio. David Axe, Rolling Stone, 22 Aug. 2022 In 1994, the World Health Organization declared the Americas to be polio-free. al, 19 Aug. 2022 New York health officials urged those who are unvaccinated or not fully vaccinated against polio to get immunized immediately. Brianna Abbott, WSJ, 5 Aug. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

short for poliomyelitis

First Known Use

1911, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of polio was in 1911

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