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Categories: Myelin disorders, Infectious diseases with eradication efforts, Articles with short description, Central nervous system disorders, RTT
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poliomyelitis  polio  infantile paralysis  acute anterior poliomyelitis  abortive poliomyelitis
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Poliomyelitis, commonly shortened to polio, is an infectious disease caused by the poliovirus. Wikipedia
Acute infection by the poliovirus, especially of the motor neurons in the spinal cord and brainstem, leading to muscle weakness, paralysis and sometimes deformity. OmegaWiki
Infection by the poliovirus. Wiktionary (translation)