The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) warned parents and doctors Tuesday that it expects another outbreak this year … More
Tag: acute flaccid myelitis
CDC: Virus Is The Cause Of Polio-Like Illness Spreading Rapidly And Causing Permanent Paralysis
A virus appears to be the cause behind a rash of polio-like illnesses that struck Minnesota last fall, causing paralyzing … More
US Officials Warn That AFM- Paralyzing Illness Affecting Children AND Adults- Will Become More Common: What Is Causing This? Officials Have No Answers
NEW YORK (AP) — One morning last fall, 4-year-old Joey Wilcox woke up with the left side of his face … More
Polio-Like AFM Now In Massachusetts
The number of confirmed cases of acute flaccid myelitis, a rare polio-like disease that can cause permanent disability, has increased … More
Polio-Like Illness Hits UK- Officials Still Scrambling For Answers
A RISE in cases of a rare and incurable disease that can paralyse children has led to a probe by … More
AFM Now Infecting Adults: This Is Much More Serious Than The CDC Is Letting On
Adam and Bridget Spoerri had the July wedding they imagined, but their honeymoon ended with both of them coming down … More
Parents Accuse CDC Of Not Reporting Child Deaths From Polio-Like Illness Spreading In US
Moseley, Virginia (CNN)Parents of children who had a horrifying polio-like illness are accusing the Centers for Disease Control of hiding … More
CDC Director: Polio-Like Illness Affecting Children “Doesn’t Appear To Be Transmittable”
The director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention tells “CBS This Morning” that while the agency still doesn’t … More
What Is Causing Polio-Like Illness? More Than 155 Cases Reported, Doctors Brace For More
Federal health officials said Monday they now have reports of 155 possible cases of acute flaccid myelitis, a polio-like syndrome … More
Polio-Like Illness Continues To Spread- Most States Have Suspected Or Confirmed Cases
This year, more than half of all US states have had confirmed or possible cases of acute flaccid myelitis, the … More