polio
Viral paralytic illness
Polio is an infectious viral disease that attacks the nervous system, sometimes causing permanent paralysis or death.
It primarily affects children.
Mass vaccination campaigns in the mid-20th century nearly eradicated it in developed countries: She walked with a limp from childhood polio.
Short for poliomyelitis.
Body-encasing mechanical respirator
- FDRDepression-era presidential initials
- Franklin RooseveltLongest-serving US president
- March of DimesMaternal and infant health charity
- rehabilitationRecovery from injury/addiction
Jonas Salk · sanitarium · disability rights · 20th century · field trials
Loss of muscle function
- muscle weaknessReduced contractile capacity
- atrophyWasting from disuse
- flaccidSoft, lacking firmness
- breathing difficultyImpaired respiratory function
fatigue · muscle pain · stiffness · fever · headache · crutches · wheelchair · respiratory failure
Small intestinal RNA pathogen
- paralysisLoss of muscle function
- infectionPathogen invasion causing illness
- contagiousTransmissible between people
- spinal cordBrain's extension through vertebrae
neurological · muscle weakness · atrophy · flaccid paralysis · bulbar · respiratory failure · asymptomatic · nonparalytic
Mobility aids for injured
- wheelchairSeated conveyance for mobility-impaired
- caliperTool measuring thickness or diameter
- orthopedic shoesFootwear for foot problems
- physical therapyRehabilitative movement-based medical care
rehabilitation · muscle atrophy · scoliosis · respiratory support · assistive devices · disability rights · survivors
Killed-virus polio immunization
- IPVInjected polio immunization
- immunizationProtective medical injection
- inoculationInjection conferring disease resistance
- injectionSyringe-delivered dose
doses · boosters · vaccination schedule · cold chain · pediatric · preventive · attenuated · inactivated
Sudden eruption of trouble
- quarantineIsolation preventing disease transmission
- public health crisisThreat to population wellbeing
- swimming poolsArtificial basins for aquatics
- contagionDisease spread by contact
spread · transmission · mortality · panic · school closures · endemic · incidence · prevalence
UN health authority
- UNICEFGlobal youth relief organization
- Gates FoundationMajor charitable organization
- surveillanceSystematic observation of subjects
- certificationAttestation of qualification
health workers · last mile · Afghanistan · Pakistan · Nigeria
iron lung
Body-encasing mechanical respirator
- FDRDepression-era presidential initials
- Franklin RooseveltLongest-serving US president
- March of DimesMaternal and infant health charity
Jonas Salk · rehabilitation · sanitarium · disability rights · 20th century · field trials
paralysis
Loss of muscle function
- muscle weaknessReduced contractile capacity
- atrophyWasting from disuse
- flaccidSoft, lacking firmness
breathing difficulty · fatigue · muscle pain · stiffness · fever · headache · crutches · wheelchair · respiratory failure
enterovirus
Small intestinal RNA pathogen
- paralysisLoss of muscle function
- infectionPathogen invasion causing illness
- contagiousTransmissible between people
spinal cord · neurological · muscle weakness · atrophy · flaccid paralysis · bulbar · respiratory failure · asymptomatic · nonparalytic · incubation
crutches
Mobility aids for injured
- wheelchairSeated conveyance for mobility-impaired
- caliperTool measuring thickness or diameter
- orthopedic shoesFootwear for foot problems
physical therapy · rehabilitation · muscle atrophy · scoliosis · respiratory support · assistive devices · disability rights · survivors
Salk vaccine
Killed-virus polio immunization
- IPVInjected polio immunization
- immunizationProtective medical injection
- inoculationInjection conferring disease resistance
injection · doses · boosters · vaccination schedule · cold chain · pediatric · preventive · attenuated · inactivated · immunity
outbreak
Sudden eruption of trouble
- quarantineIsolation preventing disease transmission
- public health crisisThreat to population wellbeing
- swimming poolsArtificial basins for aquatics
contagion · spread · transmission · mortality · panic · school closures · endemic · incidence · prevalence · surveillance
WHO
UN health authority
- UNICEFGlobal youth relief organization
- Gates FoundationMajor charitable organization
- surveillanceSystematic observation of subjects
certification · health workers · last mile · Afghanistan · Pakistan · Nigeria
- infectionsviral infection, bacterial infection, fungal infection, parasitic infection, bacteremia
- infectious diseasescholera, anthrax, malaria, measles, flu
- public healthdisease prevention, immunization, disease control, health education, epidemiology
- Deadly Diseasesrabies, smallpox, bubonic plague, cholera, anthrax
- epidemicsepidemic, pandemic, outbreak, disease, Black Death
- viral diseasesinfluenza, measles, mumps, rubella, smallpox
poliobacterial infection
Illness from harmful microorganisms
bacterial meningitis · tuberculosis · cholera · strep throat · tetanus
poliomalaria
Mosquito-borne parasitic infection
tuberculosis · HIV/AIDS · influenza · endemic disease · measles
- polio vaccineImmunization against poliomyelitis
- polio epidemicContagious paralytic disease spread
- polio survivorsPeople who recovered from paralytic disease
- oral polio vaccineSwallowed polio immunization
- post-polio syndromeLate deterioration after childhood paralysis
- polio dropsLiquid immunization against paralysis