Introduction to Epidemiology 6th Edition by Ray M Merrill

Exercise 13

List the various names by which polio has been known.

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The viral agent causing polio is considered small as compared to other viruses like chicken pox and smallpox. The virus responsible for causing polio falls in the class Enterovirus belonging to the group Picornavirus. It is known to be a contagious infection.