Synonyms for polio
ˈpoʊ liˌoʊpo·lio

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1. poliomyelitis, polio, infantile paralysis, acute anterior poliomyelitisnoun

   an acute viral disease marked by inflammation of nerve cells of the brain stem and spinal cord

   Synonyms:
   acute anterior poliomyelitis, poliomyelitis, infantile paralysis

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1. • Infectious Disease

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1. List of paraphrases for "polio":

   poliomyelitis, poliovirus, polio-free, paralysis

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1. Rais Abdul Khaliq:

   He fired only one bullet. After the first bullet, people and the guards tackled him and didn’t allow him to fire more. both had polio and were paralyzed.

2. Oliver Rosenbauer:

   Polio virus is very good at finding unvaccinated children, and for sure there are vaccine coverage gaps.

3. Hedayatullah Stanekzai:

   We are deeply concerned about the Taliban's ban on WHO and ICRC's activities, if the ban is not lifted soon the polio virus will spread out to the areas which were cleaned in past 18 years.

4. Sue Desmond-Hellmann:

   The hope for an outcome that stops polio and strengthens the healthcare infrastructure is becoming real.

5. William Schaffner:

   There were lots of questions about whether an additional dose of polio vaccine was appropriate, and this just opens the door for the use of another dose of inactivated virus, that is injectable polio vaccine, in those circumstances where, for example, a local health department in concert with the CDC might recommend that.