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The disease polio is more specifically poliomyelitis, an infection by the virus called, logically, poliovirus, a species of enterovirus.
Another common name for polio in young children is infantile paralysis.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 14y agoThere is no causal organism. Polio is caused by polioviruses. Viruses are not considered a living organism.
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∙ 15y agoPolio is derived from the whole name of poliomyelitis. polio=grey, myelon=spinal or nerve tissue, itis=inflammation.
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∙ 9y agoPoliomyelitis virus is the "scientific" name for the cause of Polio.
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∙ 14y agoPoliomyelitis
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What is the scientific name of polio?
Poliomyelitis.
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Poliomyelitis
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Poliovirus (Poliomyelitis) .
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No, it takes the polio virus to cause polio. The polio virus can be defeated by having a polio vaccination.
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Yes it is. Poliomyelitis is the scientific name for polio. Is poliomyelitis the same thing as polio?
What virus causes polio?
yes polio is caused by a virus
What is causative agent of polio?
Poliomyletis virus
What type of organism causes polio?
Polio is a word that can mean one of two things, the virus or the disease The Polio disease which you are referring to is called poliomyelitis. The organism that causes it is a viral organism (virus). The name of the virus that causes poliomyelitis (polio disease) is called Poliovirus. The virus is a normal RNA virus from the Picornaviridae and genus enterovirus family.
Is polio virus a microorganism?
Microorganism means very small sized organism. It can not be seen with naked eye. You have to use microscopes to see it. Polio virus is a virus. Virus are too small as compared to other microorganisms. So polio virus is included in the category of the microorganisms.
