1. a virus that causes poliomyelitis, a disease that can lead to paralysis
Usage: medical

Examples

• The poliovirus vaccine has nearly eliminated the disease worldwide.
• Scientists studied the poliovirus to understand how it attacks nerve cells.
• Wild poliovirus transmission has been stopped in most countries.
• The poliovirus enters the body through the mouth and multiplies in the intestines.
• Researchers developed an effective vaccine against poliovirus in the 1950s.
• Only a few countries still report cases of wild poliovirus infection.