poliomyelitis
MONDO:0017373Mondo
Findings
No curated finding names poliomyelitis yet. Everything below is reference data from Mondo, HPO and GenCC, not evidence about what affects it.
Definition
An acute infectious disorder that affects the nervous system. It is caused by the poliovirus. The virus spreads by direct contact, and can be prevented by prophylaxis with the polio vaccine.
Definition from the Mondo Disease Ontology (MONDO:0017373), read 2026-09-29. CC BY 4.0.
Features
53 features
What the disease is reported to present with, and how often among people who have it — never how often a feature means the disease. HPO, annotations 2026-09-02.
- Muscle weaknessHPOHP:0001324
- Very frequent (80% to 99% of cases)
- PainHPOHP:0012531
- Very frequent (80% to 99% of cases)
- Abnormal motor nerve conduction velocityHPOHP:0040131
- Frequent (30% to 79% of cases)
- Abnormal skeletal muscle morphologyHPOHP:0011805
- Frequent (30% to 79% of cases)
- AnorexiaHPOHP:0002039
- Frequent (30% to 79% of cases)
- AreflexiaHPOHP:0001284
- Frequent (30% to 79% of cases)
- ArthralgiaHPOHP:0002829
- Frequent (30% to 79% of cases)
- Brisk reflexesHPOHP:0001348
- Frequent (30% to 79% of cases)
- Exercise intoleranceHPOHP:0003546
- Frequent (30% to 79% of cases)
- FatigueHPOHP:0012378
- Frequent (30% to 79% of cases)
- FeverHPOHP:0001945
- Frequent (30% to 79% of cases)
- Functional motor deficitHPOHP:0004302
- Frequent (30% to 79% of cases)
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- HeadacheHPOHP:0002315
- Frequent (30% to 79% of cases)
- Hypoplasia of the musculatureHPOHP:0009004
- Frequent (30% to 79% of cases)
- Low self-esteemHPOHP:0031469
- Frequent (30% to 79% of cases)
- Lower limb muscle weaknessHPOHP:0007340
- Frequent (30% to 79% of cases)
- MeningitisHPOHP:0001287
- Frequent (30% to 79% of cases)
- Muscle flaccidityHPOHP:0010547
- Frequent (30% to 79% of cases)
Where it sits
Other names
3 names
Resolves to: poliomyelitis
- Also called
- acute poliomyelitisPoliapolio