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Polio virus causes poliomyelitis.

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What type of infectious agent causes polio?

Polio is caused by the Poliomyelitis virus.


What type of organism causes polio?

Polio is a word that can mean one of two things, the virus or the disease The Polio disease which you are referring to is called poliomyelitis. The organism that causes it is a viral organism (virus). The name of the virus that causes poliomyelitis (polio disease) is called Poliovirus. The virus is a normal RNA virus from the Picornaviridae and genus enterovirus family.


What pathogens causes polio?

Type 1 is the most common of the 3 Polioviruses that causes the Polio disease.


Is poliomyelitis a virus or bacteria?

Poliomyelitis of as its commonly known "polio" is a virus


What is a poliomyelitis antigen?

Poliomyelitis antigen is a complex compound on the surface of the virus.


Which microorganism causes polio?

Polio is caused by a virus, the poliovirus. It belongs to the genus Enterovirus, which is a group of RNA viruses.


What are the causative agent for poliomyelitis?

The polio virus.


What is the name of the type 1 polio virus?

Poliomyelitis is the origanil name. polio is a viruse that is in the humman throught. and the first vaccine was introduced in 1955.


What is the name of the polio causing virus?

Poliovirus (Poliomyelitis) .


What is the general shape of viruses?

A virus can have one of two structures. These are: •Helical virus. A helical virus is rod- or thread-shaped. The virus that causes rabies is a helical virus. •Icosahedral virus. An icosahedral virus is spherically shaped. Viruses that cause poliomyelitis and herpes simplex are icosahedral viruses.


What organisms cause polio?

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What is the scientific name for polio virus?

The disease polio is more specifically poliomyelitis, an infection by the virus called, logically, poliovirus, a species of enterovirus.Another common name for polio in young children is infantile paralysis.