Spinal deviation in polio. Coloured X-ray of a section through the torso of a 35-year-old male patient,showing a significant deviation of the spine and pelvis caused by polio infection as a child. Polio (poliomyelitis) is caused by infection with the poliovirus. The virus attacks the motor neurons in the brain and spinal cord,and causes severe disability and paralysis and sometimes death | |
Lizenzart: | Lizenzpflichtig |
Credit: | Science Photo Library / Zephyr |
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