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What does poliovirus infect?
primates
What is the Common name for polio?
poliovirus
What is iVDPV?
iVDPV= infective vaccine derived poliovirus cVDPV= circulating vaccine derived poliovirus aVDPV= ambiguous vaccine derived poliovirus They are caused by a mutation regaining virulence in the attenuated poliovirus strains (Sabin 1-3) used for the oral poliomyelitis vaccine (OPV). Not sure of the specific difference between regressed strains though.
Poliovirus affects what organ first?
Hamburgers
How may poliomyelitis be prevented?
prevention consists of vaccination. There are two polio vaccines available; inactivated (Salk) poliovirus vaccine, and oral poliovirus vaccine.
What is the name of the polio causing virus?
Poliovirus (Poliomyelitis) .
Is polio cause by bacteria?
The enterovirus poliovirus from the family picornaviridae.
Is polio a disease or a virus?
polio is a disease caused by the poliovirus
Poliovirus is ingested and gains access to tissues by which portal entry?
conjunctiva
Is poilo a virus?
I believe your question is about Polio. Yes, Polio is caused by a virus, named after the disease itself - Poliovirus. Poliovirus is a positive sense single stranded RNA virus of the genus Enterovirus and family Picornaviridae.
How many types of enteroviruses are there?
Coxsackievirus, Echovirus, ungrouped Enterovirus, and Y Poliovirus
What percentage of those with polio virus develop the disease?
About 90% of people infected by poliovirus develop only a mild case or no illness at all. About 1% of all people infected with poliovirus develop the actual disease known as polio.
