Poliomyelitis
| Poliomyelitis | |
|---|---|
 | |
| A man wi a smawer richt leg due tae poliomyelitis | |
| Clessification an freemit resoorces | |
| Specialty | Neurology, infectious disease |
| ICD-10 | A80, B91, P35.8 |
| ICD-9-CM | 045, 138 |
| DiseasesDB | 10209 |
| MedlinePlus | 001402 |
| eMedicine | ped/1843 pmr/6 |
| MeSH | C02.182.600.700 |
Poliomyelitis, eften cried polio or infantile paralysis, is an infectious disease caused bi the poliovirus. In aboot 0.5% o cases there is muscle weakness resultin in an inability tae muive.[1]
References[eedit | eedit soorce]
- ↑ Hamborsky J, Kroger A, Wolfe C, eds. (2015), "Poliomyelitis", Epidemiology and Prevention of Vaccine-Preventable Diseases (The Pink Book) (13th ed.), Washington DC: Public Health Foundation, (chap. 18).
