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Is a highly contagious viral infection of the brainstem and spinal cord that sometimes leads to paralysis?
Poliomyelitis
Which term describes a viral infection of the gray matter of the spinal cord that may reslut in 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.
Is poliomyelitis a bacterial infection affecting the gray matter of the spinal cord?
Close - poliomyelitis is a viral infection affecting the gray matter of the spinal cord.
What is a viral infection of motor nerves that may progress to life-threatening paralysis of the respiratory muscles?
poliomyelitis
What viral system attacks the human nervous system and can cause paralysis?
polio
What viral disease attacks humans nervous system and can cause paralysis?
polio
What viral disease attack and the human nervous system and can cause paralysis?
polio
Which childhood disease causes infantile paralysis?
Polio is a childhood disease that causes infantile paralysis. It is a highly contagious viral infection that can lead to paralysis and can be prevented through vaccination.
Viral infection can cause leucophenia?
yes
Can a viral infection cause fever?
Yes, a viral infection can cause fever. Viruses can trigger the body's immune response, leading to an increase in body temperature, which results in a fever.
How did Knut die?
he died of encephalitis, a viral infection of the brain which had also spread to his spinal cord, an post-mortem showed.
