loading...| Preferred Name | poliomyelitis | |
| Synonyms |
postpolio syndrome polio infantile paralysis |
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| Definitions |
acute infectious disease of humans, particularly children, caused by any of three serotypes of human poliovirus; infection is usually limited to the gastrointestinal tract and nasopharynx, and is often asymptomatic; the central nervous system, primarily the spinal cord, may be affected, leading to rapidly progressive paralysis, coarse fasciculation and hyporeflexia; motor neurons are primarily affected and encephalitis may also occur; replicates in the nervous system, and may cause significant neuronal loss, most notably in the spinal cord. |
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| ID |
http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/CSP/2042-5623 |
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| altLabel |
postpolio syndrome polio infantile paralysis |
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| cui |
C0032371 C0080040 C1527258 |
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| definition |
acute infectious disease of humans, particularly children, caused by any of three serotypes of human poliovirus; infection is usually limited to the gastrointestinal tract and nasopharynx, and is often asymptomatic; the central nervous system, primarily the spinal cord, may be affected, leading to rapidly progressive paralysis, coarse fasciculation and hyporeflexia; motor neurons are primarily affected and encephalitis may also occur; replicates in the nervous system, and may cause significant neuronal loss, most notably in the spinal cord. |
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| DID |
2042-5623 |
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| Inverse of RB | ||
| Inverse of RO | ||
| notation |
2042-5623 |
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| prefLabel |
poliomyelitis |
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| tui |
T047 |
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