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

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.