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poliovirus
[ poh-lee-oh-vahy-ruhs, poh-lee-oh-vahy- ]
noun
, plural po·li·o·vi·rus·es.
- any of three picornaviruses of the genus Enterovirus, having a spherical capsid, infectious to humans and the cause of poliomyelitis.
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Origin of poliovirus1
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Enterovirus itself, with dozens of different types that affect humans, is another, as is—most famously—poliovirus.
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