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What type of polio did Franklin D. Roosevelt have?
infantile paralysis
Why polio is called crippling disease?
There are more than one type of polio. The one that most people fear the most is the one which causes paralysis. I think that would be the definition of a crippling disease.
Which microorganism causes polio?
Polio is caused by a virus, the poliovirus. It belongs to the genus Enterovirus, which is a group of RNA viruses.
What type of infectious agent causes polio?
Polio is caused by the Poliomyelitis virus.
What pathogens causes polio?
Type 1 is the most common of the 3 Polioviruses that causes the Polio disease.
What did Jonas do?
Jonas Salk created the first safe and effective vaccination for Polio in 1955. He also worked on the vaccine for Influenza type B. Polio, which has almost been eliminated due to the successful vaccinations, affects the spinal chord and causes paralysis in 1/200 cases.
What type of disease is pollo?
Polio is a highly contagious viral infection. Polio can affect the spinal cord causing muscle weakness and paralysis. Polio is usually introduced through the mouth after touching stools of infected individuals.
What did Jonas Salk do?
Jonas Salk created the first safe and effective vaccination for Polio in 1955. He also worked on the vaccine for Influenza type B. Polio, which has almost been eliminated due to the successful vaccinations, affects the spinal chord and causes paralysis in 1/200 cases.
What are the stages of polio?
The maximum state of paralysis is usually reached within just a few days. The remaining nerves begin to grow branches to compensate the destroyed nerves. This process continues for about six months.
What is the name of the type 1 polio virus?
Poliomyelitis is the origanil name. polio is a viruse that is in the humman throught. and the first vaccine was introduced in 1955.
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.
What type of paralysis is associated with polio?
Paralysis is usually asymmetric; that is, it affects only one side of the body. The paralyzed limbs retain their ability to feel. When the muscles of respiration are affected, the patient may need to be put on a mechanical ventilator.
