Epidemics to eradication: the modern history of poliomyelitis

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Poliomyelitis has afflicted humankind since antiquity, and for nearly a century now, we have known the causative agent, poliovirus. This pathogen is an enterovirus that in recent history has been the source of a great deal of human suffering. Although comparative...

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Main Author: De Jesus Nidia H
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2007-07-01
Series:Virology Journal
Online Access:http://www.virologyj.com/content/4/1/70