poliovirus
Salk vaccine target
Poliovirus is the virus that causes polio, a disease that can lead to paralysis and death.
The virus spreads through contaminated water or food and attacks the nervous system.
Widespread vaccination has nearly eradicated polio worldwide, though the virus persists in a few regions: The country reported its first poliovirus case in years.
Small intestinal RNA pathogen
- RNAGene expression molecule
- capsidViral genetic material's casing
- replicationAct of duplicating precisely
- virulenceCapacity to cause disease
fecal-oral · incubation · receptor · attenuated · wild-type · genome · antigen · tissue culture
Loss of muscle function
- atrophyWasting from disuse
- paresisPartial loss of movement
- muscle weaknessReduced contractile capacity
- neurologicalOf the nervous system
spinal cord · myelitis · meningitis · bulbar · flaccid paralysis · motor neurons · respiratory failure · iron lung
Widespread disease occurrence
- transmissionSending of information
- spreadTo distribute widely
- contaminationIntroduction of impurities
- quarantineIsolation preventing disease transmission
surveillance · endemic · cluster · reservoir · wastewater · contact tracing · notification · importation
UN health authority
- RotaryInternational humanitarian organization
- UNICEFGlobal youth relief organization
- CDCU.S. public health agency
- certificationAttestation of qualification
endgame strategy · last mile · surveillance · containment · biosecurity · zero cases · interruption · milestone
Protective medical injection
- SalkPolio vaccine creator
- IPVInjected polio immunization
- boosterSomething that increases strength
- dosesMeasured medicinal amounts
pediatric · preventive · serum · prophylaxis · injection · cold chain · antibodies · titer
enterovirus
Small intestinal RNA pathogen
- RNAGene expression molecule
- capsidViral genetic material's casing
- replicationAct of duplicating precisely
virulence · fecal-oral · incubation · receptor · attenuated · wild-type · genome · antigen · tissue culture · tropism
paralysis
Loss of muscle function
- atrophyWasting from disuse
- paresisPartial loss of movement
- muscle weaknessReduced contractile capacity
neurological · spinal cord · myelitis · meningitis · bulbar · flaccid paralysis · motor neurons · respiratory failure · iron lung · disability
epidemic
Widespread disease occurrence
- transmissionSending of information
- spreadTo distribute widely
- contaminationIntroduction of impurities
quarantine · surveillance · endemic · cluster · reservoir · wastewater · contact tracing · notification · importation · circulating
WHO
UN health authority
- RotaryInternational humanitarian organization
- UNICEFGlobal youth relief organization
- CDCU.S. public health agency
certification · endgame strategy · last mile · surveillance · containment · biosecurity · zero cases · interruption · milestone · declaration
immunization
Protective medical injection
doses · pediatric · preventive · serum · prophylaxis · injection · cold chain · antibodies · titer · schedule
- Nonenveloped Virusesadenovirus, astrovirus, enterovirus, norovirus, papillomavirus
- Virusescoronavirus, adenovirus, herpesvirus, enterovirus, norovirus
- Polioparalysis, iron lung, Jonas Salk, Salk vaccine, oral vaccine
- Pathogenspathogen, germ, germs, bacteria, bacterium
- RNA virusescoronavirus, rhinovirus, HIV, norovirus, enterovirus
- Enterovirusesenterovirus, rhinovirus
polioviruspolio vaccine
Immunization against poliomyelitis
Salk vaccine · oral polio vaccine · immunization · vaccination · antibody
poliovirusprobiotic
Healthful live microorganism supplement
beneficial bacteria · Lactobacillus · Bifidobacterium · gut flora · microbiome