Word "POLIO" Definitions:


Part of Speech:
Noun
Definition:
an acute viral disease marked by inflammation of nerve cells of the brain stem and spinal cord
Synonyms:
acute anterior poliomyelitis, infantile paralysis, poliomyelitis

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Paralyzing illness
Target of a 1950s vaccine Wall Street Journal 24 May 2025
Disease which was almost eradicated, now increasing due to a drop in vaccinations (5)
Acute viral disease preventable by a vaccine developed by virologist Jonas Salk (5)
Jonas Salk created a vaccine for it
Dr. Salk's conquest in the 1950s
Paralyzing disease, for short
Virus once treated with an iron lung Universal 05 Mar 2025
Viral infection, one contracted in sport (5)
Cast out apostolic disease (5)
Salk cured it (short) (5)
During turmoil, operatives return to quell horrible virus
Sabin developed a vaccine for it USA Today 30 Dec 2024
Disorder large book to reduce intro's volume (5)
Viral disease causing paralysis
Acute infectious viral disease which especially effects young children (5)
Viral disease; I loop (anag.) The Telegraph Plusword 18 Oct 2024
Olive oil opportunity shows up a disease back in the headlines (5)
Brief paralysis of one in a game
Acute infectious viral disease especially affecting children (5)
Viral disease; I loop (anag.) The Telegraph Plusword 09 Sep 2024
Oral vaccine target New York Times 23 Aug 2024
Jonas Salk's target Family Time 29 Jul 2024
Shortened name of an acute viral disease that especially affects children Mirror Quiz 13 Jul 2024
Acute viral disease
Paralysis disease
Disabling disease The Guardian Speedy 21 Apr 2024
Disabling disease (5)
Disease targeted by Jonas Salk's vaccine
Grave illness (Abbrev.)
Infantile paralysis
Salk's conquest Newsday 25 Feb 2024
Infectious disease of the nervous system The Guardian Quick 02 Feb 2024
Some infection in game leads to life-threatening disease (5)
Jonas Salk's focus Commuter 14 Dec 2023
Health problem now largely eradicated in the U.S. New York Times 06 Dec 2023
Target of the Salk vaccine Premier Sunday 03 Dec 2023
Target of the Salk vaccine Universal 14 Aug 2023
Disease largely eradicated by Salk's vaccine USA Today 31 Jul 2023
FDR's condition Family Time 29 Aug 2022
Target of a 1950s vaccine Wall Street Journal 30 Mar 2022
Albert Sabin developed a vaccine for it USA Today 02 Feb 2022
Salk's conquest Eugene Sheffer 10 May 2021
Salk's conquest Newsday 21 Feb 2021
Viral infection from India caught by 13th-century explorer The Telegraph Toughie 16 Feb 2021
Salk vaccine target Newsday 26 Jan 2021
Salk vaccine target
Roosevelt's affliction Universal 28 Jul 2020
Salk vaccine target Universal 16 Jul 2020
Study for Dr. Albert Sabin New York Times 02 Jul 2020
Sabin developed a vaccine for it USA Today 03 Jun 2020
Salk's study Thomas Joseph 03 Jun 2020
Disease from India caught by traveller to the East
Salk vaccine target Premier Sunday 13 Oct 2019
Jonas Salk's conquest Newsday 11 Sep 2019
Disease shown by boil – operable, on reflection
Salk vaccine target USA Today 18 Jan 2019
Salk vaccine target
Vanquished disease Universal 21 Dec 2018
Salk cured it Universal 30 Nov 2018
Sabin vaccine target Wall Street Journal 05 Nov 2018
Salk's conquest Wall Street Journal 03 Oct 2018
Sabin vaccine target USA Today 20 Sep 2018
What Salk conquered Family Time 19 Aug 2018
Sabin's study Wall Street Journal 10 May 2018
Dr. Salk's conquest Newsday 01 Apr 2018
Salk vaccine target New York Times 21 Feb 2018
Sabin vaccine target
Sabin vaccine target
Vanquished disease
Salk cured it
Salk vaccine target
Salk's conquest
Sabin's study
Paralysing disease The Times Concise 19 Dec 2017
Salk conquered it Universal 01 Dec 2017
One held in car brings complaint
Salk's focus Universal 22 Nov 2017
Focus of University of Pittsburgh research, 1948-1955 Newsday 01 Jul 2017
Affliction suffered by FDR Universal 15 May 2017
Salk's conquest Universal 05 Apr 2017
Target of Salk's vaccine Family Time 26 Feb 2017
Salk's focus
Salk's conquest
Affliction suffered by FDR
Salk conquered it
Jonas Salk's study Universal 15 Aug 2016
Concern of Salk and Sabin USA Today 07 Aug 2016
March of Dimes' original crusade LA Times Daily 27 May 2016
Vaccine target New York Times 04 May 2016
Subject of the 1954 Nobel Prize in Medicine New York Times 01 May 2016
Target of Salk's vaccine USA Today 15 Apr 2016
FDR affliction USA Today 08 Mar 2016
Promotion of ointment and surgery nearly eradicated virus The Telegraph Toughie 22 Jan 2016
Salk vaccine target
Concern of Salk and Sabin
March of Dimes' original crusade
Jonas Salk's study
Jonas Salk's concern USA Today 01 Nov 2015
Crippling disease USA Today 28 Oct 2015
Dr. Salk's conquest Universal 17 Oct 2015
Salk vaccine target LA Times Daily 17 Aug 2015
FDR's affliction Family Time 21 Jun 2015
....interest in a game could be a handicap
Salk's conquest USA Today 11 Mar 2015
Dr. Sabin studied it Universal 10 Feb 2015
FDR's inhibitor USA Today 03 Feb 2015
Salk's conquest
Dr. Sabin studied it
Salk vaccine target
Jonas Salk's conquest
Dr. Salk's conquest
Crippling disease
FDR's inhibitor
Jonas Salk's concern
FDR's affliction
Challenge for F.D.R.
F.D.R.'s affliction
Sabin's study
Vaccine target
Largely eradicated disease
FDR affliction
Target of Salk's vaccine
Dr. Salk's conquest
See 6-Across
FDR affliction
Salk vaccine target
Salk vaccine target
Salk foe
F.D.R.'s affliction
March of Dimes' original crusade
Jonas E. Salk's target
Winnie briefly taking lithium for serious condition
What Dr. Salk helped cure
Dr. Salk's conquest
F.D.R.'s affliction
Dr. Salk's conquest
Salk vaccine target
Salk vaccine's target
Sabin's study
F.D.R.'s affliction
Salk's target
FDR affliction
Jonas Salk's target
Dr. Sabin studied it
Largely eradicated disease
Sabin vaccine target
Bygone epidemic cause
Sabin's study
Dr. Salk's target
F.D.R. affliction
Salk's conquest
Old disease
Cause of Jean Chretien's facial disfigurement
FDR's affliction
Salk's study
Salk vaccine target
Type of vaccine
FDR tried to hide its effects
Salk's target
Reason to vaccinate
Salk's foe
Salk cured us of it
Dr. Salk's target
What Salk conquered
What Salk vaccine prevents
Salk target
Dr. Salk's target: 1952–55
Former scourge
Ailment suffered by F.D.R.
Salk's concern
It struck F.D.R. in 1921
Target of Salk and Sabin
Dr. Sabin's target
Dr. Sabin's field
Salk's field
Disease
Virus disease
Target of March of Dimes.
Sister Kenny's concern.
Salk's conquest.
Arthur C. Clarke's affliction
Elizabeth Kenny's foe.
Conquest of the 1950's.
"March of Dimes" conquest.
Conquest of Salk and Sabin.
March of Dimes target.
Dr. Salk's conquest.
Public health concern.
Concern of the March of Dimes.
March of Dimes concern.
Dr. Salk's adversary.
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