Poliovirus
Poliovirus is a highly infectious virus belonging to the family of Picornaviridae. It is the causative agent of poliomyelitis, a debilitating and potentially fatal disease. Poliovirus is spread through contact with the faeces of infected individuals, and can cause paralysis, acute flaccid paralysis and even death. To reduce the spread of the virus, vaccination against poliovirus is recommended and has been successful in eliminating the virus from many parts of the world. Therefore, it is important for people to maintain immunization rates to protect against the virus and reduce its spread.
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1 journal(s) foundDNA And RNA Research
ISSN: 2575-7881
Type: Open Access Journal
Editor-in-Chief: Wentao Xu, Food Safety and Molecular Biology
DNA, is like a blueprint of biological guidelines that a living organism must follow to exist and remain functional. RNA, helps carry out this blueprint's guidelines. RNA is more versatile than DNA, capable of performing numerous, diverse tasks in an organism, however DNA is more stable and holds more complex information for longer periods of time.