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Which virus causes poliomyelitis

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Polio virus causes poliomyelitis.

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What type of infectious agent causes polio?

Polio is caused by the Poliomyelitis virus.


What type of organism causes polio?

Polio is a word that can mean one of two things, the virus or the disease The Polio disease which you are referring to is called poliomyelitis. The organism that causes it is a viral organism (virus). The name of the virus that causes poliomyelitis (polio disease) is called Poliovirus. The virus is a normal RNA virus from the Picornaviridae and genus enterovirus family.


What pathogens causes polio?

Type 1 is the most common of the 3 Polioviruses that causes the Polio disease.


Is poliomyelitis a virus or bacteria?

Poliomyelitis of as its commonly known "polio" is a virus


What is a poliomyelitis antigen?

Poliomyelitis antigen is a complex compound on the surface of the virus.


Which microorganism causes polio?

Polio is caused by a virus, the poliovirus. It belongs to the genus Enterovirus, which is a group of RNA viruses.


What are the causative agent for poliomyelitis?

The polio virus.


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.


What is the name of the polio causing virus?

Poliovirus (Poliomyelitis) .


What is the general shape of viruses?

A virus can have one of two structures. These are: •Helical virus. A helical virus is rod- or thread-shaped. The virus that causes rabies is a helical virus. •Icosahedral virus. An icosahedral virus is spherically shaped. Viruses that cause poliomyelitis and herpes simplex are icosahedral viruses.


What is the pathogen of poliomyelitis?

the polio virus...the virus is an enterovirus...there are 3 types....1,2,3 the polio virus...the virus is an enterovirus...there are 3 types....1,2,3