poliomyelitis virus

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The picornavirus that causes poliomyelitis. Serologic types 1, 2, and 3 are recognized, type 1 being responsible for most cases of paralytic poliomyelitis and most epidemics. poliovirus poliovirus hominis

Words nearby poliomyelitis virus

polioencephalomeningomyelitis, polioencephalomyelitis, polioencephalopathy, poliomyelitis, poliomyelitis immune globulin, poliomyelitis virus, poliomyeloencephalitis, poliomyelopathy, poliosis, poliovirus, poliovirus hominis