DeCS

Descriptor English:

Poliovirus

Descriptor Spanish:

Poliovirus

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Descriptor	poliovirus
Entry term(s)	poliovirus 1 humano poliovirus 2 humano poliovirus 3 humano virus Brunhilde virus Lansing virus León
Scope note:	Especie de ENTEROVIRUS y agente causal de la POLIOMIELITIS humana. Existen tres serotipos (cepas). La transmisión se realiza por vía fecal-oral, por secreciones faríngeas, o por vectores mecánicos (moscas). Para lograr la inmunización efectiva frente a esta enfermedad son útiles las vacunas con virus inactivados y con virus vivos atenuados.

Descriptor Portuguese:

Poliovirus

Descriptor French:

Poliovirus

Entry term(s):

Human poliovirus 1
Human poliovirus 2
Human poliovirus 3
Poliovirus de type 1
Poliovirus de type 2
Poliovirus de type 3
Poliovirus humain de type 1
Poliovirus humain de type 2
Poliovirus humain de type 3
Virus Brunhilde
Virus Lansing
Virus Léon

Tree number(s):

B04.820.578.750.284.184.500

RDF Unique Identifier:

https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D017955

Scope note:

A species of ENTEROVIRUS which is the causal agent of POLIOMYELITIS in humans. Three serotypes (strains) exist. Transmission is by the fecal-oral route, pharyngeal secretions, or mechanical vector (flies). Vaccines with both inactivated and live attenuated virus have proven effective in immunizing against the infection.

Annotation:

infection = POLIOMYELITIS; vaccine-derived poliovirus: coordinate with VIRUS SHEDDING and with specific vaccine if appropriate

Allowable Qualifiers:

CH composition chimique
CL classification
DE effets des médicaments et des substances chimiques
EN enzymologie
GD croissance et développement
GE génétique
IM immunologie
IP isolement et purification
ME métabolisme
PH physiologie
PY pathogénicité
RE effets des radiations
UL ultrastructure

DeCS ID:

36381

Unique ID:

D017955

NLM Classification:

QW 168.5.P4

Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL):

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Date Established:

1994/01/01

Date of Entry:

1993/06/15