Polioencephalitis Polioencephalitis Polioencephalitis is a viral infection of the brain, causing inflammation within the grey matter of the brain stem. The virus has an affinity for neuronal cell bodies and has been found to affect mostly the midbrain, pons, medulla and cerebellum of most infected patients. The infection can reach up through the thalamus and hypothalamus and possibly reach the cerebral hemispheres. The infection is caused by the poliomyelitis virus which is a single-stranded, positive sense RNA virus surrounded by a non-enveloped capsid. Humans are the only known natural hosts of this virus. The disease has been eliminated from the U.S.
If We Are the Body not showing them there is a way?" "If We Are the Body" challenges the church to welcome outsiders and to "get more visibly involved in changing this world". "If We Are the Body" received positive reviews from music critics. Kim Jones of About.com noted it as a "highlight" from "Casting Crowns". Andy Argyrakis of "CCM Magazine" said that the song "commands attention" of lead singer Mark Hall. Belinda S. Ayers of Christian Broadcasting Network described it as "powerful" and "catchy". Steve Best of "Cross Rhythms" felt it was an example of Casting Crowns being "more... than rock bluster". Russ Breimeier