Category: Acute Falccid Myelitis (AFM)
Scientists Find Virus May be to Blame for AFM
October 30th, 2019Scientists have found the strongest evidence yet that a virus is to blame for a mysterious illness that can start like the sniffles, but quickly paralyze children.
Virus Causing AFM
Acute flaccid myelitis (AFM) is a rare, but serious condition. It aff… more »
Polio-like Illness Hits Children
October 13th, 2016The week of October 3rd, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported a spike in a mysterious polio-like illness, confirmed this year in nearly half of the states in the country. From January 1st, to August 31st, 50 people in 24 states… more »
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