poliomyelitis
Spinal cord virus
Poliomyelitis is an infectious viral disease that attacks the nervous system, potentially causing paralysis or death.
The virus spreads through contaminated water or direct contact.
Mass vaccination campaigns beginning in the 1950s have nearly eradicated the disease worldwide.
Usually shortened to polio.
Body-encasing mechanical respirator
- ventilatorMechanical breathing apparatus
- rehabilitationRecovery from injury/addiction
- physical therapyRehabilitative movement-based medical care
- occupational therapyRestoring practical life abilities
braces · orthotics · wheelchair · assistive devices · crutches · splints · hydrotherapy · respiratory support
Sudden eruption of trouble
- contagionDisease spread by contact
- spreadTo distribute widely
- quarantineIsolation preventing disease transmission
- public healthCommunity-level disease prevention
transmission · surveillance · incidence · prevalence · sanitation · hygiene · contaminated water · 1950s
Loss of muscle function
- muscle weaknessReduced contractile capacity
- atrophyWasting from disuse
- flaccidSoft, lacking firmness
- limb weaknessReduced extremity strength
fever · headache · stiffness · meningitis · fatigue · muscle pain · leg weakness · arm weakness
Small intestinal RNA pathogen
- infectionPathogen invasion causing illness
- acuteIntensely severe or perceptive
- contagiousTransmissible between people
- neurologicalOf the nervous system
spinal cord · motor neurons · bulbar · nonparalytic · paralytic · viral · incubation · fecal-oral
Polio vaccine creator
- IPVInjected polio immunization
- immunizationProtective medical injection
- inoculationInjection conferring disease resistance
- boosterSomething that increases strength
doses · oral vaccine · herd immunity · WHO · UNICEF · Rotary · mass vaccination · childhood immunization
iron lung
Body-encasing mechanical respirator
- ventilatorMechanical breathing apparatus
- rehabilitationRecovery from injury/addiction
- physical therapyRehabilitative movement-based medical care
occupational therapy · braces · orthotics · wheelchair · assistive devices · crutches · splints · hydrotherapy · respiratory support · supportive care
outbreak
Sudden eruption of trouble
- contagionDisease spread by contact
- spreadTo distribute widely
- quarantineIsolation preventing disease transmission
public health · transmission · surveillance · incidence · prevalence · sanitation · hygiene · contaminated water · 1950s · March of Dimes
paralysis
Loss of muscle function
- muscle weaknessReduced contractile capacity
- atrophyWasting from disuse
- flaccidSoft, lacking firmness
limb weakness · fever · headache · stiffness · meningitis · fatigue · muscle pain · leg weakness · arm weakness · respiratory failure
enterovirus
Small intestinal RNA pathogen
- infectionPathogen invasion causing illness
- acuteIntensely severe or perceptive
- contagiousTransmissible between people
neurological · spinal cord · motor neurons · bulbar · nonparalytic · paralytic · viral · incubation · fecal-oral · asymptomatic
Salk
Polio vaccine creator
- IPVInjected polio immunization
- immunizationProtective medical injection
- inoculationInjection conferring disease resistance
booster · doses · oral vaccine · herd immunity · WHO · UNICEF · Rotary · mass vaccination · childhood immunization · preventive
- myelitis
- Enterovirusesenterovirus, rhinovirus
poliomyelitisable-bodiedness
Physical fitness and capability
wellness · vigor · health · physical health · physical fitness