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Rare, Polio-Like Paralyzing Disorder Affecting Children on the Rise, CDC Says

Summary by Dr. Joseph Mercola
  • October 11, 2018

A devastating disease that mimics polio is on the rise in the U.S., with six cases reported in Minnesota alone, according the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Dubbed acute flaccid myelitis, or AFM, it is striking children under 10 years old; the CDC reported several cases in 2014, mostly in California and Colorado, USA Today reports. It is connected with the spread of the enterovirus known as EVD68, and there is no specific treatment for it. It’s interesting...
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