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Recent Examples of poliomyelitis
Polio, or poliomyelitis, is a highly infectious viral disease that largely affects children under age 5 that is mainly spread through contact with human fecal matter.
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Hyder Abbasi, NBC News, 11 Aug. 2022
Polio, or poliomyelitis, is a viral disease that affects the nervous system.
—Fox News, 23 July 2022
Polio, short for poliomyelitis, is highly contagious and spreads via person-to-person contact even when the original contagious patient doesn't show symptoms.
—Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 22 July 2022
Polio, or poliomyelitis, is a crippling and potentially fatal infectious disease, which invades the nervous system and spreads mainly through contamination by fecal matter.
—Adela Suliman, BostonGlobe.com, 23 June 2022
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Hyder Abbasi, NBC News, 11 Aug. 2022
Polio, or poliomyelitis, is a viral disease that affects the nervous system.
—Fox News, 23 July 2022
Polio, short for poliomyelitis, is highly contagious and spreads via person-to-person contact even when the original contagious patient doesn't show symptoms.
—Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 22 July 2022
Polio, or poliomyelitis, is a crippling and potentially fatal infectious disease, which invades the nervous system and spreads mainly through contamination by fecal matter.
—Adela Suliman, BostonGlobe.com, 23 June 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for poliomyelitis
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Physicians contend daily with the gravest manifestations of human frailty—cancer, paralysis, and terminal illness to name just a few.Richard Menger MD MPA, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
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The 6-year-old pooch still suffers from back pain and faces the risk of another IVDD flare-up, which could lead to further surgery, paralysis, or, in the worst-case scenario, the loss of his life.Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024
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In another post, a dad shared the letter UHC sent him denying a wheelchair for his son with cerebral palsy.Selena Simmons-Duffin, NPR, 6 Dec. 2024
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Faulkner suffers from several conditions, including mitochondrial disease, muscular dystrophy and cerebral palsy.Jessica Boehm, Axios, 3 Dec. 2024
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Despite suffering from multiple sclerosis, Crossley is a proud mother and is determined to give back to the very community that helped her.Hema Sivanandam, The Mercury News, 22 Dec. 2024
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But McCary reportedly left the group in 2003 due to health issues that were later diagnosed as multiple sclerosis, per People Magazine.Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 19 Dec. 2024
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Embiid, though, was still battling injury throughout that series, which included Bell’s palsy.Scott Thompson, Fox News, 23 Oct. 2024
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No serious side effects were reported during the trial period, but once the vaccine was released, Swiss officials saw a concerning uptick in cases of Bell’s palsy, a disease that causes weakness or paralysis of the facial muscles, often leading to a drooping or disfigured face.Stephani Sutherland, Scientific American, 15 Oct. 2024
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“Poliomyelitis.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/poliomyelitis. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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