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poliovirus

American  
[poh-lee-oh-vahy-ruhs, poh-lee-oh-vahy-] / ˈpoʊ li oʊˌvaɪ rəs, ˌpoʊ li oʊˈvaɪ- /

noun

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


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noun

Etymology

Origin of poliovirus

First recorded in 1950–55; polio + virus

Example Sentences

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“Every paralytic polio case means there are hundreds of children who are silently affected by poliovirus and are potentially carrying and spreading it throughout their communities,” she added.

From BBC • Oct. 20, 2024

Perhaps Israel had no choice; the reality of a variant type 2 poliovirus outbreak in Gaza had the whole region bracing for a public health crisis.

From Salon • Aug. 30, 2024

But wastewater surveillance — the testing of sewage for signs of pathogens such as SARS-CoV-2, poliovirus and mpox virus — has yet to be employed in the tracking of H5N1 bird flu virus.

From Los Angeles Times • May 10, 2024

Unexpectedly, vaccine-derived poliovirus type 2 has continued to circulate after the switch, paralyzing more than 3300 children.

From Science Magazine • May 7, 2024

This discovery meant that if HeLa was susceptible to poliovirus, which not all cells were, it would solve the mass-production problem and make it possible to test the vaccine without millions of monkey cells.

From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot

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