Poliomyelitis (or polio or infantile paralysis):Acute infectious viral disease that can cause flaccid paralysis of muscles.
Performance of acute flaccid paralysis case surveillance system in Shanxi province,2004-2007
Objective To observe the influence of Zhenweifang on the muscle tension in flaccid paralysis period and prognosis of stroke.
184 cases of acute flaccid paralysis and 85 deaths have been reported from the site of the acute poliomyelitis outbreak centred in Pointe Noire, Republic of Congo.
Conclusion acupuncture at Back Shu-point has a good effection in improving the function of trunk control of flaccid paralysis patient.
Globally, more than 90,000 cases of acute flaccid paralysis were reported in 2009, of which 1606 were caused by wild poliovirus.
