Concept information
Preferred term
Poliovirus
Type
-
mesh:Descriptor
Definition
- A species of ENTEROVIRUS which is the causal agent of POLIOMYELITIS in humans. Three serotypes (strains) exist. Transmission is by the fecal-oral route, pharyngeal secretions, or mechanical vector (flies). Vaccines with both inactivated and live attenuated virus have proven effective in immunizing against the infection.
Broader concept
Entry terms
- Polioviruses
- txid12080
- txid12083
- txid12086
Allowable Qualifier(s)
- chemistry (Qualifier)
- classification (Qualifier)
- drug effects (Qualifier)
- enzymology (Qualifier)
- genetics (Qualifier)
- growth & development (Qualifier)
- immunology (Qualifier)
- isolation & purification (Qualifier)
- metabolism (Qualifier)
- pathogenicity (Qualifier)
- physiology (Qualifier)
- radiation effects (Qualifier)
- ultrastructure (Qualifier)
In other languages
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French
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txid12080
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txid12083
-
txid12086
URI
http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-DDH6WGV4-X
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