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Mystery: A Paralysis That Occurs in Children Every-Other-Year
The Center for Disease Control (CDC) is urging doctors and researchers to investigate and to collect new data before the disease strikes again. An article in Ars Technica reports…
Mystery: A Paralysis That Occurs in Children Every-Other-Year
The Center for Disease Control (CDC) is urging doctors and researchers to investigate and to collect new data before the disease strikes again. An article in Ars Technica reports…
Mystery: A Paralysis That Occurs in Children Every-Other-Year
The Center for Disease Control (CDC) is urging doctors and researchers to investigate and to collect new data before the disease strikes again. An article in Ars Technica reports that…
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Despite the Continued Appearance of Cases, Researchers Still Don’t Know Much About Acute Flaccid Myelitis
According to a story from AJC, three year old Reid Peteet is one of over 550 kids that have been diagnosed with acute flaccid myelitis since 2014. 2018 saw a…
Oklahoma Community Rallies Behind Toddler Battling Rare Disease AFM
Six weeks ago, Gretchen and Josh of Oklahoma rushed their precious 5-month-old Opal to the hospital after she became extremely sick from a cold. It didn't take doctors too long…
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New Study Identifies Possible Cause of Polio-Like Disease, Acute Flaccid Myelitis
According to a story from Science Daily, a team of scientists from the Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen) have identified the likely cause of a recent outbreak of an unusual…
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A Mom’s Mission to Help Her Son Fight Polio-Like Disease, AFM
Last month, we reported about a sudden outbreak of acute flaccid myelitis (AFM) in 2018, a rare condition that has Polio-like symptoms, and affects mostly children. Sometimes, stories like this…
CDC: Close to 100 Cases of Rare Polio-Like Disease Identified in 2018
According to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, there have been 10 more confirmed cases of acute flaccid myelitis (AFM), a polio-like illness that mostly affects children. This now…
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A Potential Treatment for Polio-Like Disease, Acute Flaccid Myelitis, Disappoints
According to a story from EurekAlert!, researchers have been scrambling to find a useful treatment for acute flaccid myelitis, a rare disease that has been appearing in unusual numbers in…
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Cases of Acute Flaccid Myelitis Continue to Spread in the US
According to a story from the Washington Post, new cases of the unusual, polio-like disease called acute flaccid myelitis have continued to appear through the United States recently. There are…
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Rare Disease Similar to Polio Appears in Minnesota
According to a story from CNN, a rare disease called acute flaccid myelitis has been cropping up in Minnesota lately, and six kids have been diagnosed with the illness since…
