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polio

[ poh-lee-oh ]

polio

/ ˈəʊɪəʊ /

noun

  1. short for poliomyelitis
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Origin of polio1

An Americanism dating back to 1930–35; shortened form
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Nor was it ever used in vaccines against chicken pox, polio or pneumonia.

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Kennedy loves to talk about "chronic disease," but doesn't mention how once-common disabling conditions like gout, rickets, polio injury, or consumption have disappeared.

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Cassidy’s intent to serve as a one-man bulwark against measles, polio and dozens of other ailments may be sincere.

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It presents itself as a form of paralysis which can be also caused by polio, viruses or rare neurological disease.

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In the podcast interview, Kennedy went on to outline what he called safety problems with several common vaccines, including the polio vaccine, and later called vaccines "inherently unsafe", apparently quoting former President Ronald Reagan.

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