Polio Health Dictionary

An acute inflammation of the anterior horn cells of the spinal cord due to an enterovirus infection... poliomyelitis

n. a virus infection of the brain causing particular damage to the *grey matter of the cerebral hemispheres and the brainstem. The term is now usually restricted to infections of the brain by the poliomyelitis virus.... polioencephalitis

n. any virus infection of the central nervous system affecting the grey matter of the brain and spinal cord. *Rabies is the outstanding example.... polioencephalomyelitis

n. one of a small group of RNA-containing viruses causing *poliomyelitis. They are included within the *picornavirus group.... poliovirus

insidious numbness in muscles that develops 15–20 years after an attack of *poliomyelitis; the muscles may or may not have been previously affected. It may be caused by loss of nerve cells that have been under greater strain than normal as a result of the polio; there is no evidence of reactivation of the poliovirus. The syndrome also includes other symptoms, such as fatigue and pain, which may be due to secondary mechanical causes.... post-polio syndrome