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Posted: August 23 2015 at 9:38am |
http://www.checkorphan.org/news/mysterious-virus-paralyzes-over-100-children-after-appearance-of-cold-like-symptoms
August 17, 2015 - Monday An unidentified polio-like virus, which causes child paralysis, has been making its rounds throughout the United States. So far, more than 100 children in 34 states have been affected by the mysterious virus, reports the Pensacola News Journal. After being infected with the virus, children usually exhibit cold-like symptoms, such as high fever or colds. The infected children eventually lose the ability to move their leg, arm or even multiple limbs at the same time. The CDC first noticed the unknown illness spreading in 2014 and warned physicians about the rising cases of the disease. The health agency believes that the virus could be related to an outbreak of enterovirus D68 or C105, which are both close relatives of the polio virus. Doctors, who had treated patients with the strange illness, explain that there are usually only a small amount of patients every year who experience unexplained limb weakness. However, with this new illness, the rate of cases spiked significanly. The CDC named the new disorder acute flaccid paralysis and later changed it to acute flaccid myelitis (IFM), after finding out that the virus infected the spinal cord, states Star Advertiser. Medclinician comment: Enterovirus D68 is a real problem and have been tracking this for almost a year. |
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