1. polio - Noun
2. Polio - Proper noun
an acute viral disease marked by inflammation of nerve cells of the brain stem and spinal cord
Source: WordNetAmid the coronavirus pandemic, many major vaccination campaigns needed to stamp out polio have been disrupted across Africa and elsewhere, leaving millions of children vulnerable to infection. Source: Internet
Albert Sabin, who developed an oral polio vaccine, looking for effects of virus damage to cells growing in a tissue- culture bottle. Source: Internet
"And in Uganda, UNICEF procured 3,842,000 doses of bivalent oral polio vaccine (bOPV) to immunize 900,000 children below the age of one year. Source: Internet
At its peak in the middle of the 20th century, polio killed half a million people every year. Source: Internet
As luck would have it, the Queen was in Australia at the time, and thanks to Kim, there was some worry that his mother, who met the royals, might have given HRH polio. Source: Internet
All children one year and nine months to less than four years are to be immunised to prevent all polio diseases. Source: Internet