infantile paralysis

• Veralteter medizinischer Begriff für die Kinderlähmung (Poliomyelitis), eine durch Viren verursachte Infektionskrankheit, die insbesondere bei kleinen Kindern zu Lähmungen führen kann. Der Begriff wird in der modernen Medizin nicht mehr verwendet.

An outdated medical term for poliomyelitis, a viral disease that can cause paralysis, especially in young children. The term is no longer used in modern medicine.

1. PoliomyelitisB2formal

   An acute viral infectious disease that can cause paralysis, historically known as infantile paralysis because it often affected children.

   Poliomyelitis

   • The polio vaccine has nearly eradicated infantile paralysis worldwide.
   • Many children were affected by infantile paralysis in the early 20th century.
   • Infantile paralysis can lead to permanent muscle weakness or paralysis.