Poliovirus

Definition 1

An enterovirus comprised of an single-stranded positive sense RNA genome and a protein capsid. This virus is the human pathogen that causes poliomyelitis. (NCI Thesaurus)

Definition 2

Any viral organism that can be assigned to the species Poliovirus. (NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)

Definition 3

Species of ENTEROVIRUS causing acute infection in humans and leading to nervous system damage in a minority of cases. Humans are the only natural host, but infection can also occur in non-human primates and experimentally in rodents. (NLM, Medical Subject Headings)

Definition 4

a common infection of the gastrointestinal tract which is usually silent; when the CNS is infected there is damage to the anterior horn cells and motor paralysis; causes similar disease in chimpanzees and monkeys when injected. (NIH CRISP Thesaurus)

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