Polio is the common name of poliomyelitis, an acute clinical disease caused by a poliovirus. Polio (also Polios) may also refer to:
Polio-related terms Poliovirus, the virus that causes poliomyelitis Post-polio syndrome, long term complication of poliomyelitis Polio vaccine, a vaccine that induces immunity to one or more types of poliovirus
See also Polioencephalomalacia, neurological disease in ruminants, caused by disrupted thiamine production in the body, not related to polioviruses