Assertion: polio | /r/Causes | paralysis
Facets:
value: because of the maternal antibodies
type: CAUSE
value: in infants
type: LOCATION
value: rarely
type: DEGREE
value: in its most severe forms
type: OTHER
Source sentences:
text: Although polio can cause paralysis and death, the majority of people who are infected with the virus don't get sick and aren't aware they've been infected.
text: Poliomyelitis is a highly infectious viral disease, which mostly affects young children; the virus is transmitted by person-to-person spread mainly through the fecal-oral route, or, less frequently, by a common vehicle (e.g. contaminated food or water) and multiplies in the intestine, from where it can invade the nervous system and can cause paralysis.
text: It can travel through the blood and may enter the central nervous system (spinal cord and brain), causing muscle weakness, paralysis, and in some cases, even death.
text: Polio is a viral infection that can cause paralysis and death in its most severe forms.
text: In its most severe form, it can attack your spinal cord and brain and cause paralysis .
text: In a small number of cases of polio (less than 10%), the virus will attack the cells in the spinal cord and cause paralysis.
text: Polio can cause paralysis.
text: Although polio can cause paralysis and death, the majority of people who are infected with the virus don't get sick and aren't aware they've been infected.
text: It was once very common in the U.S. and feared, because it caused paralysis and could be deadly.
text: It can cause muscle weakness and paralysis.
text: Although polio can cause paralysis and death, the majority of people who are infected with the virus don't get sick and aren't aware they've been infected.
text: Polio is a highly infectious viral disease that can cause paralysis and death.
text: Poliomyelitis (or "polio") is a viral infection that can cause paralysis and death.
text: Polio (also called poliomyelitis) is a viral infection that can cause paralysis and death.
text: The vaccine offers protection against polio, which can cause paralysis and death.
text: It can cause muscle weakness and paralysis.
text: The virus infects the bowel and from there can attack the nervous system, causing meningitis or paralysis.
text: It can cause muscle weakness and paralysis.
text: Polio (also known as poliomyelitis) is a highly contagious viral infection that can cause paralysis and death.
text: While it was often asymptomatic, polio could cause paralysis.
text: Polio (which is short for poliomyelitis) is an infectious disease that can cause permanent muscle weakness, paralysis, and in severe cases, can be life-threatening.
text: Polio rarely causes paralysis in infants, partly because of the maternal antibodies still present in their systems.
text: It can cause muscle weakness, paralysis and, on rare occasions, it can be fatal.
text: Poliomyelitis (or "polio") is a viral infection that can cause paralysis and death.