polionoun [ U ]
uk/ˈpəʊ.li.əʊ/us/ˈpoʊ.li.oʊ/specialized poliomyelitis,a serious infectious disease that can cause permanent paralysis (= being unable to move the body):
a polio vaccination programme
Now 95% of babies are immunized against diphtheria, tetanus, polio, measles, mumps, and rubella.
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Fevers & infectious diseases
- ague
- burn up
- chickenpox
- chlamydia
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- meningitis
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- plague
- quarantine
- scarlatina
- Staphylococcus infection
- typhoid fever
- yeast infection
- yellow fever
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