Which kind of cells does the polio virus infect?

Answer 1

poliomyelitis(polio=gray matter; myelitis= inflammation of the spinal cord) results from destruction of ventral horn motor neurons by the polio virus. early symptoms include fever, headache, muscle pain and weakness, and loss of certain somatic reflexed. later, paralysis develops and the muscles served atrophy. the victim may die from paralysis of the respiratory muscles or from cardiac arrest if neurons in the medulla oblongata are destroyed. in most cases, the polio virus enters the body in feces contaminated water. Fortunately, vaccines have nearly eliminated this disease and a global effort is ongoing to eradicate it completely from the world.

Answer 2

The nervous system cells. Myelin sheaths are not in the muscles, the coat nerve cells. The myelin acts like an insulating coating on an electrical wire, making sure the transmission goes through properly and doesn't get disrupted.

Answer 3

Human cells in general. To be more specific, the virus name is Polio Myelitis. Myelitis, of course, referrs to the myelin sheaths in your muscles. You may have heard that polio victims used to need "iron lungs" to breathe becuase there own lungs have failed. Polio infects every muscle in your body including your lungs, and causes paralyses like symptoms. Keyword here is myelin sheath of the muscle though.

Answer 4

Lysol kills the bacteria that viruses need to reproduce. Since viruses aren't alive and need a host to continually reproduce, germ/bacteria killing aerosols kill that host (which is bacteria)! Hope this helps!

Answer 5

Anterior horn cells of spinal cord.