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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.
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Which childhood disease causes infantile paralysis?
Poliomyelitis.
The use of physical modalities and procedures applied for therapeutic purpose were introduced during the late 1800s to combat A. measles B. pneumonia C. infantile paralysis D. polio?
D. polio
What type of polio involves the infection of the brainstem and medulla is?
bulbar poliomyelitis.
What type of Rock is Topaz associated with?
Aquamarine is a certain type of the mineral Beryl.
Which of these diseases can cause permanent paralysis?
Poliomyelitis can cause permanent paralysis.
What type of polio did Franklin D. Roosevelt have?
infantile paralysis
Why did Franklin D Roosevelt leave politics?
Polio and permanent paralysis
What disease can cause paralysis?
Polio myelitis.
What is polio also called?
infantile paralysis
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 is another name for infantile paralysis?
Polio was called Infantile Paralysis in the early 20th. century.
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.
Why polio victim suffer from paralysis?
it cause paralysis due to the damage of motor nerves of spiral cord
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.
What called the infectious disease which often results in paralysis?
Polio
Which childhood disease causes infantile paralysis?
Poliomyelitis.
What virus attacks the nervous system?
Poliomyelitis can enter the central nervous system and destroy motor neurons that can cause paralysis and muscle weakness/atrophy. Spinal polio is the most common form. Poliomyelitis is caused by poliovirus and used to be a dreadful disease in the 20th century. Now with better vaccines, the number of polio incidents have gone down.
