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Where is polio most common?
Polio is most common in India and Africa.
What is the scientific name for polio virus?
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.
How did polio get its name?
Polio is derived from the whole name of poliomyelitis. polio=grey, myelon=spinal or nerve tissue, itis=inflammation.
Is polio and poliomyelitis the same thing?
Yes it is. Poliomyelitis is the scientific name for polio. Is poliomyelitis the same thing as polio?
What pathogens causes polio?
Type 1 is the most common of the 3 Polioviruses that causes the Polio disease.
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.
Franklin D. Roosevelt had been disabled by?
FDR was disabled by polio. A common disease that there was no cure for back then. Later on in the 1950's one man found the vaccine for polio. So, polio is no longer an issue.
What is the scientific name of polio?
Poliomyelitis.
What is the scientific name for polio?
Poliomyelitis
What is the name of polio virus?
The name of the Polio Virus is simply Poliovirus. It causes Poliomyelitis, commonly know as "Polio". ----------------------------------------------------- There are three types of polio virus found .... TYPE 1 also known as BRUNHILDE & MA HONEY TYPE 2 also known as LANCING & MEFI TYPE 3 also known as LEON & SAUKETT
What is the most common killer sickness among the kids?
Polio
What is the full name for polio?
Infectious poliomyelitis.
