Polio
Other names | Poliomyelitis, infantile paralysis
Pronunciation | /ˌ p oʊ l i oʊ ˌ m aɪ ə ˈ l aɪ t ɪ s/
Specialty | Neurology, Infectious disease
Symptoms | Muscle weakness resulting in an inability to move
Complications | Post-polio syndrome
Usual onset | Few hours to days
Causes | Poliovirus spread by fecal-oral route
Diagnostic method | Finding the virus in the feces or antibodies in the blood
Prevention | Polio vaccine
Treatment | Supportive care
Frequency | 136 people (2018)