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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, 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
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, Washington Post, 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, 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
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, Washington Post, 23 June 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for poliomyelitis
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About one in 200 people who contract polio will experience a form of paralysis.—
Tom Bartlett,
The Atlantic,
28 Jan. 2026
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Veteran law enforcement leaders are warning that Minneapolis is facing a dangerous breakdown in public order as mob violence, political paralysis and fractured policing collide.—
Stepheny Price , Ashley Papa,
FOXNews.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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Lazaro developed cerebral palsy after a childhood medical emergency.—
Milena Malaver,
Miami Herald,
29 Jan. 2026
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My 65-year-old brother who shared the house with her has cerebral palsy and required round-the-clock care.—
Eric Thomas,
Baltimore Sun,
24 Jan. 2026
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Davis, who also suffers from multiple sclerosis, founded her nonprofit in 1993 and has since raised nearly $58 million for research.—
Richard Johnson,
New York Daily News,
1 Feb. 2026
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In the fourth quarter, Roche's sales grew 8%, driven by some of its blockbuster drugs, including the multiple sclerosis drug Ocrevus and Tecentriq, a cancer treatment.—
Elsa Ohlen,
CNBC,
29 Jan. 2026
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According to John Hopkins Medicine, Bell’s palsy is a sudden paralysis or weakness of the facial muscles, usually on one side of the face.—
Toria Sheffield,
PEOPLE,
4 Jan. 2026
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Jackson, 84, was admitted to Northwestern Memorial Hospital in November for progressive supranuclear palsy, or PSP, a neurodegenerative condition.—
Adam Harrington,
CBS News,
22 Dec. 2025
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“Poliomyelitis.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/poliomyelitis. Accessed 5 Feb. 2026.
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