Poliomyelitis
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Polio is an infectious disease caused by a virus. It attacks your nervous system. In rare cases, polio infection can cause paralysis. Polio vaccination will protect most people for life. The United States and most other countries eradicated polio decades ago, except for rare cases.
The disease most commonly affects young children. Poliovirus spreads in human waste. People usually get it from contaminated food or water. Symptoms include fever, tiredness, vomiting, neck stiffness, and leg and arm pain. Most infected people never have symptoms. No treatment will reverse polio paralysis. Moist heat, physical therapy and medicines might ease symptoms.
Some people who've had polio develop post-polio syndrome (PPS) years later. Symptoms include tiredness, new muscle weakness and muscle and joint pain. There is no way to prevent or cure PPS.
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Neurology News & Articles - MDLinx - Poliomyelitis
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Functioning of the upper extremity in persons with late polio: European Journal of Neurology http://bit.ly/coUlb6 #neurology #mdlinx
Poliomyelitis: eMedicine Pediatrics: General Medicine
emedicine.medscape.com — “Overview: Poliomyelitis is an enteroviral infection that can manifest in 4 different forms: inapparent infection, abortive disease, nonparalytic poliomyelitis, and paralytic disease. Before the 19th century, poliomyelitis occurred sporadically. During the 19th and 20th centuries, epidemic poliomyelitis ...” View full resource at emedicine.medscape.com
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Update: Poliomyelitis http://bit.ly/7GlFN
What Is Polio (poliomyelitis)? What Causes Polio?
medicalnewstoday.com — “Polio, or poliomyelitis, is a highly contagious viral infection that can lead to paralysis, breathing problems, or even death. The term poliomyelitis is from the Greek polis” View full resource at medicalnewstoday.com
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Post-Polio Syndrome, the Late Effects of Poliomyelitis
suite101.com — “Post-polio syndrome (PPS) is a condition that shows up twenty to forty years after an initial polio infection. It can cause many uncomfortable symptoms.” View full resource at suite101.com
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Post-Polio Syndrome, the Late Effects of Poliomyelitis: Post-polio syndrome (PPS) is a condition that shows up t... http://bit.ly/bthHOp
Chlamydia pneumoniae infection-related hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis and acute encephalitis and poliomyelitis-like flaccid paralysis - Yagi - 2010 - Pediatric Blood & Cancer - Wiley Online Library
onlinelibrary.wiley.com — “Chlamydia pneumoniae infection-related hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis and acute encephalitis and poliomyelitis-like flaccid paralysis - Yagi - 2010 - Pediatric Blood & Cancer - Wiley Online Library” View full resource at onlinelibrary.wiley.com
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Vaccine-associated paralytic poliomyelitis (VAPP) has emerged as the predominant form of the disease in the United States since 1980. | GreenMedInfo | Article | Natural Medicine | Alternative Medicine
greenmedinfo.com — “This article on GreenMedInfo.com concerns - Epidemiology of poliomyelitis in the United States one decade after the last reported case of indigenous wild virus-associated disease.” View full resource at greenmedinfo.com
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Infection from wild-type polio is no longer a problem in the United States, and hasn't been since 1980, but polio... http://fb.me/vhmCosCs
Infectious Disease Article | Osteotomy
mdlinx.com — “Periacetabular Osteotomy for Containment of the Nonarthritic Dysplastic Hip Secondary to Poliomyelitis” View full resource at mdlinx.com
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Periacetabular Osteotomy for Containment of the Nonarthritic Dysplastic Hip Secondary to Poliomyelitis: Jour... http://bit.ly/eDJEve #ID
WHO | Polio in Congo
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Polio outbreak in Congo. Over 100 suspected cases and 58 deaths, mostly in Pointe Noire. WHO update--> http://bit.ly/c96kAB #HealthMap
Allergy/Imm Medical News about Vaccination
mdlinx.com — “Vaccination against tetanus, diphtheria, pertussis and poliomyelitis in adult travellers” View full resource at mdlinx.com
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Polio vaccine coverage attains 96% in Rwanda
afriquejet.com — “The vaccine coverage against poliomyelitis in Rwanda is estimated to have achieved 96% for the newly born babies.” View full resource at afriquejet.com
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Well worth knowing about polio in Africa:http://bit.ly/aADkkp
Neurology Medical News about peak oxygen uptake
mdlinx.com — “Prediction of peak oxygen uptake from ratings of perceived exertion during arm exercise in able-bodied and persons with poliomyelitis” View full resource at mdlinx.com
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Elizabeth Kenny: Biography from Answers.com
answers.com — “Elizabeth kenny elizabeth kenny (1886-1952) was an australian nursing sister who pioneered a method of treatment for infantile paralysis” View full resource at answers.com
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Oct. 12, 1928: Iron Lung, Savior to a Generation | This Day In Tech | Wired.com
wired.com — “The iron lung arrives just as there's a spike in poliomyelitis cases, a disease that could affect its victim's ability to breathe normally. Talk about good timing.” View full resource at wired.com
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Polio Vaccination Team in Afghanistan [PICS]
digg.com — “Every month, thousands of volunteers fan out across southern and eastern Afghanistan, knocking on doors to vaccinate children against poliomyelitis. While children in the U.S. receive a course of four injections of the killed polio virus in their first six years of life, kids in Afghanistan are fed an oral dose of the live virus almost monthly.” View full resource at digg.com
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Photo journal of Afgan children receiving Polio vaccinations. http://ow.ly/VtUN
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