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Acute paralytic poliomyelitis, wild virus, imported

No MMS code

Link to WHO Definition

Acute paralytic poliomyelitis, wild virus, imported – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/1568955413

This is an acute inflammation of the spinal cord’s grey matter, although a severe infection can extend into the brainstem and even higher structures, resulting in polioencephalitis, producing apnoea that requires mechanical assistance such as an iron lung. This diagnosis is caused by wild virus, imported.