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Answer for the clue "The virus causing poliomyelitis ", 10 letters:
poliovirus

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Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
Poliovirus , the causative agent of poliomyelitis (commonly known as polio), is a human enterovirus and member of the family of Picornaviridae . Poliovirus is composed of an RNA genome and a protein capsid. The genome is a single-stranded positive- sense ...

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. A human enterovirus of the ''Picornaviridae'' family that causes poliomyelitis.

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. the virus causing poliomyelitis