acute flaccid myelitis

CDC Predicts Seasonal Spike In Polio-like Illness

The CDC is warning parents and health care workers to watch out for symptoms of a rare polio-like disease that mostly targets children, usually between August and November.
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CDC Warns Of Seasonal Outbreak Of Polio-Like Illness Among Kids

Acute flaccid myelitis is an uncommon but serious neurologic condition that peaks every two years between August and November.
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Study Points To Virus As Culprit In Poliolike Illness Paralyzing Kids

Some 590 cases of the ailment have been confirmed in the U.S. since 2014. Scientists may now be one step closer to finding a treatment.
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Health Officials Increasingly Alarmed By Polio-Like Illness In Kids

Acute flaccid myelitis, or AFM, is a rare, mysterious and sometimes deadly illness that's striking more and more children.
By MIKE STOBBE, Associated Press

CDC Confirms 116 Cases Of Polio-Like Illness AFM In 31 States

Acute flaccid myelitis generally affects children more than adults, and its cause is unknown.
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CDC Warns Of Polio-Like Mystery Illness That's Paralyzing Kids

Cases of acute flaccid myelitis (AFM) are extremely rare but on the rise in the U.S. How it spreads is unknown.
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My Daughter Had Polio

Our lives will never be the same.
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A Mysterious Neurological Condition Is Paralyzing Children

Experts don’t know what causes acute flaccid myelitis -- or how to treat it.
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