CDC ‘Warns’ Parents And Doctors To Expect Rare Disease Outbreak Among Children

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) warned parents and doctors Tuesday that it expects another outbreak this year …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Rare Polio-Like Illness Affecting Children In Minnesota

Six children in Minnesota have been diagnosed with a rare illness that resembles polio, according to news reports. The illness, …