The phrase "a case of paralysis" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in contexts discussing medical conditions, metaphorical situations, or decision-making scenarios where there is an inability to act.
Example: "The sudden influx of information led to a case of paralysis among the team, preventing them from making any decisions."
Alternatives: "a state of inaction" or "a situation of immobilization".
The initial article on HPeV-3 infection by Ito et al. mentioned a case of transient paralysis with fever and diarrhea in a 1-year-old infant, as well as 3 other cases of gastroenteritis, exanthema, and respiratory illness, although no other clinical information was provided (8 ).
If Catholic voters must follow those words on Election Day 2004, they could be overcome by a severe case of paralysis as they try to determine which one of the major presidential candidates meets all of the requirements.
Ten years ago, one of America's leading economists delivered a stinging critique of the Bank of Japan, Japan's equivalent of the Federal Reserve, titled "Japanese Monetary Policy: A Case of Self-Induced Paralysis?" With only a few changes in wording, the critique applies to the Fed today.
In a hard-hitting 2000 paper titled "Japanese Monetary Policy: A Case of Self-Induced Paralysis?" Bernanke declared that "far from being powerless, the Bank of Japan could achieve a great deal if it were willing to abandon its excessive caution and its defensive response to criticism".
Ben Bernanke, then an academic and now the Fed's chairman, called the Bank of Japan's failure to cure deflation a case of "self-induced paralysis".Japanese lessonsIndeed, America's initial response to its own crisis and recession drew on the lessons from Japan.
In April 2003, a case of acute flaccid paralysis was reported from Phakhao district, Loei province.
The have stepped up environmental surveillance and are actively looking for any cases of paralysis that may have been missed.
That means seeing to it that all at-risk children between six months and five years of age receive two doses of oral polio vaccine every year -- and that all cases of paralysis are thoroughly investigated until we can certify that there is no more polio.
For every case of paralysis, there are an estimated 200 asymptomatic carriers, any of whom can spread the disease.
(Each detectable case of paralysis means there are 200 people with "silent" cases, who can still spread the virus).
