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Poliomyelitis

Poliomyelitis is an acute viral infection caused by a small RNA virus. Clinical manifestations of poliovirus infection range from asymptomatic (most of infections) to symptomatic, including acute flaccid paralysis of a single limb to quadriplegia, respiratory failure, and, rarely, death. The treatment of poliomyelitis is mainly supportive. Two types of vaccines used in the prevention of poliomyelitis are IPV administered parenterally and oral attenuated poliovirus vaccine (OPV).

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