polio
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- noun
- /ˈpoʊlioʊ/
- Specialized
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poliomielitis
- In the 1950s, many children were affected by polio, leading to concerns about a potential epidemic.
- polio vaccine
- eradication of polio
- polio vaccination campaigns
So Salk is responsible for the polio vaccination.
- So Salk is responsible for the polio vaccination.
- It's well, polio was deadlier for kids, but it's not now.
- So, you know, is, is COVID like polio and measles?
- It's where they even created the polio vaccine.
- Well, it calls to mind Jonas Salk, who famously invented the polio vaccine.
- You can order on the Internet the RNA to create the polio virus.
- And she said, why are we trying so hard to stop polio?
- Your mom, my mom, she had survived polio.
- And his name was Franklin D Roosevelt, who was stricken in the prime of his life with polio which destroyed the use of his legs.
- And we helped the girl who was born with polio be the first woman to complete IMN Kona in a wheelchair.
- He calls for masks and social distancing and says that the White House does not Mitch McConnell, by the way, also had childhood polio when he was four years old.
- They might remember this, but a lot of people in the country, in the United States at least, don't remember how terrible measles was or polio was.
- These changes helped overcome hesitancy to vaccinate against polio, and both Nigeria and India were able to eliminate wild polio virus.
Examples
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Deadly childhood diseases like polio have been virtually wiped out.
Academic text (2001) -
In those days, most children who got polio died or were permanently crippled.
Fiction book (1998) -
My son also got polio, the year that I went to work.
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As a child, he had had polio.
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When I was 5, I had polio.
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My war with polio had dominated my life from the moment I got sick at 11.
Fiction book (2001) -
Which is why the real danger of polio is how infectious it is.
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Vaccination programs have greatly reduced the number of polio cases worldwide.
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After contracting polio, she faced significant challenges in her daily mobility.
Synonyms
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A disease caused by a virus that attacks the nerves and often stops muscles working
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A contagious disease caused by a virus that often makes children unable to move parts of their body
Surface Forms
Etymology
Polio comes from the Greek name poliomyelitis, made from polios ('grey') and myelon ('marrow' or 'spinal cord'). Because the disease attacks the 'grey' nerve parts in the spinal cord, the name helps explain why polio can cause paralysis.