poliomyelitis

• Akute virusbedingte Infektionskrankheit, die das zentrale Nervensystem befällt und zu Lähmungen führen kann.

An acute viral disease characterized by inflammation of nerve cells in the brain stem and spinal cord, which can lead to paralysis.

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1. Acute viral diseaseC1formalmedical

   An acute viral infection that affects the nervous system, particularly the spinal cord and brain stem, potentially causing paralysis.

   Akute Viruserkrankung

   • The polio vaccine has nearly eradicated poliomyelitis worldwide.
   • Poliomyelitis can cause permanent muscle weakness or paralysis.
   • During the outbreak, many children were affected by poliomyelitis.

   Synonymeinfantile paralysispolio