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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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There’s so much angst in the national conservation community that paralysis has replaced pragmatism.—
Andrew McKean,
Outdoor Life,
26 Feb. 2025
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Its weaknesses are fire, poison, paralysis and sleep.—
Gieson Cacho,
The Mercury News,
18 Feb. 2025
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In addition, he was reported to have a bedridden son born with cerebral palsy.—
Josh Klein,
New York Daily News,
9 Feb. 2025
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Anthony Mitchell and Justin Mitchell Anthony Mitchell, a 67-year-old amputee who used a wheelchair, and his son Justin, who was diagnosed with cerebral palsy, died in the Eaton fire, according to Anthony’s daughter Hajime White.—
David Chiu,
People.com,
15 Jan. 2025
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Bronfman died Wednesday night in Toronto following a long battle with multiple sclerosis.—
Etan Vlessing,
The Hollywood Reporter,
27 Feb. 2025
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This decline was attributed to a decrease in multiple sclerosis product revenue, which fell by 6.7%, and a decrease in contract manufacturing revenue.—
Quartz Intelligence Newsroom,
Quartz,
12 Feb. 2025
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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 3 Mar. 2025.
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