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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.
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Does the rabies virus attack the digestive system only?
No. Rabies attacks the nervous system.
What is the description of polio?
A virus that attacks the central nervous system and affects the movement of muscles.
Which of these is the best description of polio?
Polio is caused by a virus that attacks the central nervous system and affects the movement of muscles.
What attacks the central nervous system?
Guillain-Barre syndrome (GBS) is a rare disorder in which the body's immune system attacks the peripheral nervous system.
What part of the body does rabies mainly effect?
Rabies attacks the nervous system. Once the virus gets into the nerves near the place it enters the body, it will travel to the brain.
What virus attacks the cells in the immune system that produces that antibodies?
HIV, human immunodeficiency virus, is the virus that attacks the cells in the immune system that produce antibodies.
AIDS is caused by a virus that attacks the immune system?
no
What viral system attacks the human nervous system and can cause paralysis?
polio
What STD attacks the immune system?
The HIV virus attacks the immune system and can lead to AIDS.
What virus attacks the cells in the immune system that produce antibodies?
The HIV virus kills the helper T-cells which are part of your immune system.
what virus attacks a individuals entire immune system?
AIDS
What is a disease caused by virus that attacks the immune system?
hiv
