poliovirus

[ poh-lee-oh-vahy-ruhs, poh-lee-oh-vahy- ]

/ ˈpoʊ li oʊˌvaɪ rəs, ˌpoʊ li oʊˈvaɪ- /

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noun, plural po·li·o·vi·rus·es.

any of three picornaviruses of the genus Enterovirus, having a spherical capsid, infectious to humans and the cause of poliomyelitis.

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Origin of poliovirus

First recorded in 1950–55; polio + virus

Words nearby poliovirus

poliomyelitis virus, poliomyeloencephalitis, poliomyelopathy, poliosis, polio vaccine, poliovirus, poliovirus hominis, poliovirus vaccine, polis, Polisario, poli sci

How to use poliovirus in a sentence

In 2013, the ADF teamed up with the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation on a mission to eradicate polio, and last year all of sub-Saharan Africa was declared free of wild poliovirus.
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Most people who become infected with poliovirus don’t feel sick, while some have flu-like symptoms.
A new polio vaccine joins the fight to vanquish the paralyzing disease|Aimee Cunningham|January 8, 2021|Science News
As vaccine virus multiplies in the gut, it can lose key genetic changes, bringing it closer to behaving like wild poliovirus.
A new polio vaccine joins the fight to vanquish the paralyzing disease|Aimee Cunningham|January 8, 2021|Science News
Weakened poliovirus in the vaccine has genetic changes that keep it from causing disease.
A new polio vaccine joins the fight to vanquish the paralyzing disease|Aimee Cunningham|January 8, 2021|Science News

The Salk vaccine used three types of poliovirus, including the Mahoney strain, known to be particularly deadly but it also produced the strongest immune response.
Here’s What Happens When You Try to Scale Up Vaccine Production Too Quickly|Fiona Zublin|September 18, 2020|Ozy
Enterovirus itself, with dozens of different types that affect humans, is another, as is—most famously—poliovirus.
Relax, There’s No Polio Epidemic—Yet|Kent Sepkowitz|February 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Medical definitions for poliovirus

poliovirus

[ pō′lē-ō-vī′rəs ]

poliomyelitis virus