polio
poh-LEE-oh
How to say it
Swahilipoliopoh-LEE-ohsoon
Englishpoliomyelitis (polio)soon
Frenchpoliomyélitesoon
Meaning
A disease caused by a virus that attacks the nerves and can leave a person, usually a child, with paralyzed limbs; it is prevented by vaccination.
Good to know
N class noun with no plural. Chanjo ya polio is the polio vaccine; a person left disabled by it is said to be mlemavu wa polio.
Examples
- Watoto wote wanapewa chanjo ya polio.All children are given the polio vaccine.
- Alipata polio akiwa na miaka mitatu.He got polio when he was three years old.
- Nchi imetangazwa kuwa huru dhidi ya polio.The country has been declared free of polio.
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