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unusual facts about Poliovirus


Antimicrobial properties of copper

Poliovirus is inactivated within 10 minutes of exposure to copper with ascorbic acid.


Brain abscess

Organisms that are most frequently associated with brain abscess in patients with AIDS are poliovirus, Toxoplasma gondii, and Cryptococcus neoformans, though in infection with the latter organism, symptoms of meningitis generally predominate.

Central Institute for Experimental Animals

Development and establishment of Tg-PVR mouse, in which a human poliovirus receptor gene is introduced, used as a safety testing for oral polio vaccine.


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