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• polio

  definition

  Polio is…

  Short for poliomyelitis, this disease of the nervous system caused by the polio virus may lead to paralysis. Children under the age of five are especially at risk. There is no treatment available, but a prophylactic oral vaccine does exist. Today, thanks to concerted global efforts, polio only still exists in three countries.

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