Tag: Poliomyelitis
Poliomyelitis
- Acute viral infection due to a poliovirus (serotypes 1, 2 and 3). The transmission is direct (faecal-oral) or indirect (ingestion of water or...
Viruses in Anatomical Pathology
• Poliomyelitis: neurotropic.
Degenerative reversible first (disappearance of Nissl bodies) and final (ment-inflated or neuronal cell shrinkage).
• Papillomavirus (HPV): epidermotropic.
Induced epidermal hyper-plasia on the rete...
Acute Anterior Poliomyelitis
* Causal agent: due to poliovirus type 1, 2 and 3. These enteroviruses are cultivable on tissue or cellular environments and are remarkable for...
