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Polio y síndrome de post-polio

What is polio?

Polio, or poliomyelitis, is a disease that spreads from person to person. It is caused by the poliovirus. The virus attacks the nervous system. In serious cases, it can cause paralysis (where you can't move parts of the body). The paralysis may be lifelong and can sometimes be life-threatening.

Because of vaccines, polio is rare in the United States. But polio does occur in some parts of the world, and travelers can spread the virus.

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Results 1 - 10 of 71 for Poliomyelitis
  1. Polio and Post-Polio Syndrome (National Library of Medicine)  
    What is polio? Polio, or poliomyelitis, is a disease that spreads from person to person. It is caused by the poliovirus. The virus attacks the nervous system. ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/polioandpostpoliosyndrome.html - Health Topics
  2. Polio 
    ... full paralysis . The medical name for polio is poliomyelitis. ... provider if: Someone close to you has developed poliomyelitis and you haven't been vaccinated. You develop ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/001402.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  3. Poliomyelitis (World Health Organization)  
    WHO fact sheet on poliomyelitis, a highly infectious disease caused by a virus. The fact sheet includes key facts, global caseload, Global Eradication Initiative, progress, ...
    https://www.who.int/en/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/poliomyelitis - External Health Links
  4. Travelers' Health: Poliomyelitis (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)  
    Polio and Post-Polio Syndrome/Related Issues ... Polio and Post-Polio Syndrome ... Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ... Information about how to order the ...
    https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/.../2024/infections-diseases/poliomyelitis - External Health Links
  5. Poliomyelitis (image) 
    Poliomyelitis is a communicable disease caused by viral infection and occurs through direct contact with infected secretions. ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/imagepages/17274.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  6. ClinicalTrials.gov: Poliomyelitis From the National Institutes of Health (National Institutes of Health)  
    Polio and Post-Polio Syndrome/Clinical Trials ... Polio and Post-Polio Syndrome
    https://clinicaltrials.gov/...liomyelitis"&aggFilters=status:not rec - External Health Links
  7. What is Polio? (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)  
    Polio and Post-Polio Syndrome/Start Here ... Polio and Post-Polio Syndrome
    https://www.cdc.gov/polio/what-is-polio/index.htm - External Health Links
  8. Wellness (Post-Polio Health International including International Ventilator Users Network) - In English and Spanish  
    Polio and Post-Polio Syndrome/Living With ... Polio and Post-Polio Syndrome
    https://post-polio.org/living_with_polio/wellness - External Health Links
  9. Polio Vaccination (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)  
    Polio and Post-Polio Syndrome/Start Here ... Polio and Post-Polio Syndrome
    https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/vpd/polio - External Health Links
  10. Polio and Prevention (World Health Organization)  
    Polio and Post-Polio Syndrome/Prevention and Risk Factors ... Polio and Post-Polio Syndrome
    https://polioeradication.org/polio-today/polio-prevention - External Health Links
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