Question

Region of human body where poliomyelitis virus multiplies

• A. Muscle cells
• B. Epithelial cells
• C. Intestinal cells
• D. Nerve cells

Answer 1

Answer: (D)

Nerve cells

Poliomyelitis is a disease that results from infection of poliovirus. Poliovirus is transmitted from one person to another by oral contact with secretions or fecal material from an infected person. The viral reproduction proliferates in the mucosal surfaces of the nasopharynx and enters the bloodstream to invade the central nervous system, where it spreads along nerve fibers and hinders the nerve conduction.

So, the correct answer is option D.