Polio is a disease that can be prevented by vaccination.
He has a leg disability due to the aftereffects of polio.
In modern usage, 小児麻痺 often refers to cerebral palsy, especially in the compound 脳性小児麻痺. The term can be ambiguous without context; 脳性麻痺 is more precise for cerebral palsy.
See also: 脳性小児麻痺
There is a rehabilitation facility for children with cerebral palsy.
He was diagnosed with infantile paralysis, but it was actually cerebral palsy.
小児麻痺 is an older, descriptive Japanese term for the same disease, while ポリオ is the standard modern medical name.
Standard kanji spelling for the medical term.
Mixed kanji-katakana spelling sometimes seen in medical or general writing.
Compound of 小児 (child) and 麻痺 (paralysis), literally 'child paralysis'. The term historically covered both poliomyelitis and cerebral palsy, reflecting older medical understanding.