Poliomyelitis
111poliovirus — An enterovirus in the family Picornaviridae. There are 3 distinct serotypes, with Type 1 responsible for 85% of the cases of paralytic polio and most epidemics. * * * po·lio·vi·rus pō lē (.)ō .vī rəs n a picornavirus of the genus Enterovirus… …
112Post-polio syndrome — (PPS), sometimes termed Middle age onset Post polio syndrome is a condition that affects survivors of poliomyelitis, a viral infection of the nervous system, after recovery from an initial paralytic attack of the virus. Typically the symptoms… …
113Basil O'Connor — Basil O’Connor Basil O’Connor[1] (* 8. Januar 1892 in Taunton, Massachusetts; † 9. März 1972 in Phoenix, Arizona) war ein amerikanischer Rechtsanwalt. Zusammen mit US Präsident Franklin D. Roosevelt gründete er zwei Stiftungen zur Rehabilitation… …
114Mikhail Chumakov — Mikhail Petrovich Chumakov Mikhail Petrovich Chumakov Born 14 November 1909(1909 11 14) …
1152005 in Africa — 2006 in Africa 2007 in AfricaInternational organisationsAfrican Union* The first summit of heads of state of the African Union s Peace and Security Council was held in Libreville (Gabon) on January 10 and January 11 2005. The summit focused on… …
116Franklin D. Roosevelt's paralytic illness — cite journal author=Ditunno JF, Herbison GJ title=Franklin D. Roosevelt: diagnosis, clinical course, and rehabilitation from poliomyelitis journal=Am J Phys Med Rehabil volume=81 issue=8 pages=557–66 year=2002 pmid=12172063 doi=] However, one… …
117Basil O’Connor — Basil O’Connor[1] (* 8. Januar 1892 in Taunton, Massachusetts; † 9. März 1972 in Phoenix, Arizona) war ein US amerikanischer Rechtsanwalt und Philanthrop. Zusammen mit US Präsident Franklin D. Roosevelt gründete er zwei …
118Polio — Abbreviation for poliomyelitis, an acute and sometimes devastating disease caused by a virus. Man is the only natural host for polio virus. The virus enters the mouth and multiplies in lymphoid tissues in the throat and intestine. Small numbers… …
119Virus — A microorganism smaller than a bacteria, which cannot grow or reproduce apart from a living cell. A virus invades living cells and uses their chemical machinery to keep itself alive and to replicate itself. It may reproduce with fidelity or with… …
120Cutter Laboratories — was a pharmaceutical company located in Berkeley, California. They were bought by the Bayer pharmaceutical company in the 1970s. Contents 1 The Cutter incident 1.1 Numbers affected 1.2 Administrative consequences …
