Microbiology Fundamentals: A Clinical Approach
3rd Edition
ISBN: 9781259709227
Author: Marjorie Kelly Cowan Professor, Heidi Smith
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 17, Problem 20Q
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Occurrence of paralytic forms of poliomyelitis due to change in the sanitation conditions in parts of North America and Europe in
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Polio disease is caused by polio virus. It causes degeneration of neurons in the brain. This causes paralysis of muscles. Polio virus belongs to genus Enterovirus. It contains RNA as the genetic material.
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