Question

identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the questions. click \submit\ when you have finished. franklin d. roosevelt was confined to a wheelchair due to a viral infection of the gray matter of his spinal cord, also known as: poliosis poliomyelitis poliorrhea poliorrhexis

Explanation:

Polio, or poliomyelitis, is a viral disease that can affect the spinal cord's gray - matter and cause paralysis, which led to Franklin D. Roosevelt being confined to a wheelchair. Poliosis is a condition of hair depigmentation, poliorrhea is not a recognized medical term related to this context, and poliorrhexis is also not related to the viral spinal - cord infection.

Answer:

B. poliomyelitis