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Yes, poliomyelitis, known as polio, is due to a virus and is considered an infectious disease.
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What type of infectious agent causes polio?
Polio is caused by the Poliomyelitis virus.
What is the full name for polio?
Infectious poliomyelitis.
What are the chances of getting a child with polio if husbands father is polio affected?
Polio is not an inherited disease; it is an infectious disease caused by a virus.
What called the infectious disease which often results in paralysis?
Polio
Infectious diseases of circulatory system?
nemona, aids, diabites, and polio
What is the infectious agent that causes polio?
Poliomyelitis is caused by one of the three polioviruses.
Are pneumonia influenza tuberculosis and polio infectious diseases?
Pneumonia is a condition of the lungs where they become filled with fluid. Not all cases are passed on from one person to another nor are all cases caused by a virus or bacteria. TB, influenza and polio are considered to be infectious.
What does a virus cause?
Viruses cause measles, chickenpox, polio, hepatits B, colds, influenza, and other infectious diseases.
What are the some of the disease and disorders caused by poor environmental sanitation 4 examples?
cholera, typhoid, infectious hepatitis, polio
What are the risks for not taking vaccines?
Every vaccine is designed to protect against some infectious disease. If you do not take the vaccine, you are more likely to become infected by that disease. If you do not get the polio vaccine, you are more likely to get polio, for example.
Is polio an infectious disease?
Yes. It multiplies in the gut, often causes diarrhea, is excreted and then ingested by the next victim.
Can people die from infectious diseases?
Yes. Examples of infectious diseases are (Chickenpox, the common cold, Yes. Examples of infectious diseases are (Chickenpox, ommon cold Diphtheria, E. coli, Giardiasis, hiv/aids, DiphtheriaE. coli Diphtheria, E. coli iardiasis Diphtheria, E. coli, GiardiasisHIV/AIDS Infectious mononucleosis, influenza (flu strands A, B and the SWINE flu), Lyme disease, Malaria, Measles, Meningitis, Infectious mononucleosisnfluenza (flu) Infectious mononucleosis, influenza (flu strands A, B and the SWINE flu), yme disease Infectious mononucleosis, influenza (flu strands A, B and the SWINE flu), Lyme disease, Malaria Infectious mononucleosis, influenza (flu strands A, B and the SWINE flu), Lyme disease, Malaria Measles, Meningitis MeaslesMeningitistis Mumps, Poliomyelitis (polio), Phenemonia, MumpsPoliomyelitis (polio)myelitis (polio) Mumps, Poliomyelitis (polio),Pneumonia Rocky mountain spotted fever, Rubella (German measles), Salmonella infections, Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS), Sexually transmitted diseases, Sexually transmitted infections, Shingles (herpes zoster) Tetanus Toxic shock syndrome (TAMPON) Tuberculosis Viral hepatitis West Nile virus Whooping cough (pertussis)
