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poliovirus
(redirected from Polio virus)

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po·li·o·vi·rus  (pl--vrs)
n. pl. po·li·o·vi·rus·es
An enterovirus, separable into three serotypes, that is the causative agent of poliomyelitis.
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Noun1.poliovirus - the virus causing poliomyelitis
enterovirus - any of a group of picornaviruses that infect the gastrointestinal tract and can spread to other areas (especially the nervous system)
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Since 2005, Nigeria has reported more than 2,000 polio cases due to wild polio virus and about 70 cases linked to circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus.
WHO: Nigeria home to large polio outbreak by Currie, Donya / The Nation's Health
Spokesman to health department said another polio case has been registered and the health department has confirmed the presence of polio virus in two year old child Rashid Rasheed resident of Swat and now number of polio victims has risen to fifty.
Another polio case registered, number rises to 50 by Balochistan Times (Baluchistan Province, Pakistan)
Spokesman to health department said another polio case has been registered and the health department has confirmed the presence of polio virus in two year old child Rashid Rasheed resident of Swat and now number of polio victims has risen to fifty.
Another polio case registered, number rises to 50 by The Frontier Star (Northwest Frontier Province, Pakistan)
 
 
 
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