polio

Meanings

• noun

  A highly infectious viral disease that in its most severe forms can cause paralysis, especially in children.

  - "Polio is a disease that can cause paralysis."
  - "The polio vaccine was developed in the 1950s."

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Synonyms

infantile paralysis , polio

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with polio
belio , melio , celio

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Variants

List of all variants of polio that leads to same result
polio , polio-like , poliolike , polios , post-polio syndrome , postpolio syndrome , polio virus , poliovirus , polioviruses

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Etymology

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Polio comes from the Greek word 'polios,' meaning gray, due to the grayish color of the stool in infected individuals.

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Trivia

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1. Polio was once so common that it was known as 'infant paralysis'.

2. The first polio vaccine was developed by Jonas Salk in 1955.

3. Polio is spread through contaminated water and food.

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Related Concepts

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1. Poliomyelitis: Poliomyelitis is the medical term for the disease caused by the polio virus. It can cause paralysis and other symptoms.

2. Polio vaccine: The polio vaccine is a vaccine that protects against polio. There are two types: inactivated polio vaccine (IPV) and oral polio vaccine (OPV).

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Culture

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Polio has significant cultural and historical significance due to its widespread impact on public health. The disease was once common in the United States and other parts of the world, but widespread vaccination campaigns have led to its near eradication.

How to Memorize "polio"

1. visualize
   

   - To visualize polio, imagine a grayish stool or think of the image of a person in an iron lung.

2. associate
   

   - To memorize polio, associate it with the word 'paralysis' or think of the word 'polio' as short for 'poliomyelitis'.

3. mnemonics
   

   - A mnemonic for polio could be 'P-Paralysis-Polio' or 'Polio-Permanently Limbs Off Incapacitated'.

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