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Taste response and poliomyelitis
Author(s) -
BRAND N.
Publication year - 1963
Publication title -
annals of human genetics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.537
H-Index - 77
eISSN - 1469-1809
pISSN - 0003-4800
DOI - 10.1111/j.1469-1809.1963.tb00789.x
Subject(s) - poliomyelitis , medicine , taste , orthopedic surgery , government (linguistics) , head and neck , rehabilitation , pediatrics , physical therapy , surgery , psychology , linguistics , philosophy , neuroscience
SUMMARY Taste threshold for phenylthiourea was measured in 115 paralytic poliomyelitis subjects and 120 healthy people of both sexes from 6 to 40 years of age originating from various countries (Israel, Europe, Asia and North Africa Jews). A significant difference of non‐tasters frequency was found between paralytic poliomyelitis and healthy subjects, i.e. 31.3 and 16.7%, respectively. It may be suggested that the non‐tasters of paralytic poliomyelitis patients are more susceptible to polio virus. I wish to thank Prof. M. Makin, Director of the orthopedic hospital ‘Alyn’for crippled children in Jerusalem, Drs Mandel, Head of the Pediatric Department of the Government Hospital Sarafand, Goldman, Head of the Orthopedic Department of the Government Hospital Poriah for allowing me full access to their patients, and Dr A. Salamonovitsh, Head of the Health Centre Kiryath Shmonah for permission to examine school children.