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Acute Poliomyelitis

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-000438

An acute infectious disorder that affects the nervous system. It is caused by the poliovirus. The virus spreads by direct contact, and can be prevented by prophylaxis with the polio vaccine.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENV-000438
FieldEnvironment
ReferencesNational Cancer Institute Thesaurus (CC BY 4.0)
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-000438",
  "term": "Acute Poliomyelitis",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "An acute infectious disorder that affects the nervous system. It is caused by the poliovirus. The virus spreads by direct contact, and can be prevented by prophylaxis with the polio vaccine.",
  "references": [
    "National Cancer Institute Thesaurus"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/acute-poliomyelitis/"
}

Record 438 of 30,736 in Environment terminology (MLC-0121). Request the full dataset.