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Journal of Medical Case Reports is an open access peer-reviewed medical journal publishing case reports and research on case reports. It was established in 2007 and is published by BioMed Central. The editor-in-chief is Michael Kidd (University of Sydney). The journal is abstracted and indexed in CINAHL and Scopus. [1]
Poliovirus, the causative agent of polio (also known as poliomyelitis), is a serotype of the species Enterovirus C, in the family of Picornaviridae. [1] There are three poliovirus serotypes, numbered 1, 2, and 3. Poliovirus is composed of an RNA genome and a protein capsid.
Poliomyelitis (/ ˌ p oʊ l i oʊ ˌ m aɪ ə ˈ l aɪ t ɪ s / POH-lee-oh-MY-ə-LY-tiss), commonly shortened to polio, is an infectious disease caused by the poliovirus. [1] Approximately 75% of cases are asymptomatic; [5] mild symptoms which can occur include sore throat and fever; in a proportion of cases more severe symptoms develop such as headache, neck stiffness, and paresthesia.
Pediatric Oncall Journal is an indexed peer-reviewed medical journal published by Pediatric Oncall since 2004 whose editor-in-chief is Dr. Ira Shah. The journal consists of articles, case reports, spot diagnosis, original articles, teaching files, and more scientific content.
A child receives oral polio vaccine during a 2002 campaign to immunize children in India. Poliovirus. Polio eradication, the goal of permanent global cessation of circulation of the poliovirus and hence elimination of the poliomyelitis (polio) it causes, is the aim of a multinational public health effort begun in 1988, led by the World Health Organization (WHO), the United Nations Children's ...
It was established in 1982 as a bimonthly journal under the name Pediatric Infectious Disease, [1] obtaining its current name in 1987. [2] It is published by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins and the editors-in-chief are John D. Nelson and George H. McCracken Jr. ( University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center ).
It is the official journal of the Society for Pediatric Pathology and the Paediatric Pathology Society. The editor-in-chief is Pierre Russo ( Children's Hospital of Philadelphia ). According to the Journal Citation Reports , the journal has a 2017 impact factor of 1.250, ranking it 61st out of 79 in the category "Pathology" [ 1 ] and 85th out ...
He contracted polio in 1943 while serving in the Royal Navy, and required a wheelchair for the rest of his life. [96] Pierre Fournier: 1906–1986 Fournier, later a cellist, began playing the piano as a child. In 1915 he had a mild case of polio, and lost dexterity in his legs and feet. No longer able to master the use of the piano pedals he ...