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Descriptor
English
:
Poliovirus
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Poliovirus
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Poliovirus
Synonyms
English
:
Brunhilde Virus
Human poliovirus 1
Human poliovirus 2
Human poliovirus 3
Lansing Virus
Leon Virus
Tree Number:
B04.820.565.284.664
B04.909.777.618.284.689
SP4.001.012.183.314
SP4.011.107.268.444.745
Definition
English
:
A species of
ENTEROVIRUS
which is the causal agent of
POLIOMYELITIS
in
humans
. Three serotypes (strains) exist. Transmission is by the fecal-oral route, pharyngeal
secretions
, or mechanical vector (flies).
Vaccines
with both inactivated and live attenuated virus have proven effective in immunizing against the
infection.
Indexing Annotation
English
:
infection
=
POLIOMYELITIS
; vaccine-derived
poliovirus
: coordinate with
VIRUS SHEDDING
and with specific vaccine if appropriate
History Note
English
:
2002 (1994); POLIOVIRUSES was also a heading 1994-2006
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
CH
chemistry
CL
classification
DE
drug effects
EN
enzymology
GE
genetics
GD
growth & development
IM
immunology
IP
isolation & purification
ME
metabolism
PY
pathogenicity
PH
physiology
RE
radiation effects
UL
ultrastructure
Record Number:
36381
Unique Identifier:
D017955
Occurrence in VHL
:
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