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File:IPLab8Polio5.jpg|This is another high-power photomicrograph of the anterior horn with inflammatory cell infiltrate and total loss of neurons. | File:IPLab8Polio5.jpg|This is another high-power photomicrograph of the anterior horn with inflammatory cell infiltrate and total loss of neurons. | ||
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== Study Questions == | |||
* <spoiler text="How does poliovirus cause cell death?">Poliovirus replicates inside neurons and causes lysis of the cell.</spoiler> | |||
* <spoiler text="What is the mode of transmission of poliovirus?">Poliovirus is an enterovirus that is usually acquired from contaminated water. It has been effectively controlled by immunization; however, among the nonimmune it causes a nonspecific gastroenteritis. In a small fraction of the vulnerable population, it can invade the nervous system where it attacks lower motor neurons.</spoiler> | |||
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