Poliomyelitis, commonly shortened to polio, is an infectious disease which is highly contagious.
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Poliomyelitis
/ˌpɒlɪəʊmaɪəˈlaɪtɪs/
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Post-polio syndrome refers to a group of latent symptoms of poliomyelitis which typically occur fifteen to thirty years after an initial polio attack.
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