acute flaccid myelitis
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Clue to Mysterious Polio-Like Illness Found in Autopsy of Child Who Died in 2008
Evidence from the tragic death of a 5-year-old boy in 2008 may finally settle the debate over a mysterious polio-like condition that’s been paralyzing children for years. Researchers this week say they’ve found clear traces of enterovirus D68 in the nerve cells of the child, who likely died from acute flaccid myelitis. Many scientists have…
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CDC Convenes Task Force To Investigate Rare Illness Paralyzing Kids Across The U.S.
The Centres for Disease Control and Prevention is taking things up a notch to investigate a mysterious polio-like disease that’s paralysing young children. Earlier this week, the agency announced it would form a task force to better treat and confirm the cause of acute flaccid myelitis (AFM), seemingly in response to a substantial uptick in…