Acute Flaccid Myelitis
-
Doctors warn rare illness that paralyzes children could become more commonA U.S. doctor is warning that we could see more cases of acute flaccid myelitis, an illness that can paralyze children.HealthApr 3, 2019
-
Third child this year admitted to CHEO with AFMAccording to a CHEO spokesperson, the child was admitted upon arrival. The boy, a toddler, had been experiencing mild paralysis in one of his arms.HealthDec 28, 2018
-
-
Advertisement
-
This week on ‘Focus Montreal’: Nov. 3Learn about the midterm elections in the U.S., hear from an infectious diseases specialist about a polio-like virus that attacks children and school boards question the feasibility of extending kindergarten to four-year-olds.CanadaNov 5, 2018
-
-
Advertisement
-
Canadian children’s hospitals report cases of rare, polio-like illness that can cause paralysisSeveral Canadian hospitals are reporting cases of acute flaccid myelitis, a rare illness that can cause limb paralysis in children.HealthOct 22, 2018
-
CDC warns of 62 new cases of rare, mysterious polio-like illness paralyzing childrenThe illness, which can lead to weakness and even paralysis, can now be found in 22 states.HealthOct 17, 2018
-
-
6 kids in Minnesota develop rare ‘polio-like’ illness and officials don’t know whyScarier still, as of now there is no known treatment for the rare illness.LifestyleOct 9, 2018
-
-
CDC confirms 8 children in Washington State have rare polio-like illness dubbed AFMThe eight cases from five counties in the state were determined by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to be acute flaccid myelitis, also known as AFM, which affects the nervous system and specifically the spinal cord.HealthNov 7, 2016
Trending
-
B.C. teen’s killer says new TV show about Reena Virk’s murder ‘disrespectful’4,457 Read
-
Anne Heche’s estate cannot pay over $8M in debts, son says4,328 Read
-
What is a halal mortgage? How interest-free home financing works in Canada3,349 Read
-
Train goes up in flames while rolling through London, Ont. Here’s what we know1,992 Read
-
Four injured after military horses break loose, stampede in London, U.K.1,920 Read
-
Trudeau says ‘good luck’ to Saskatchewan premier in carbon price spat1,447 Read
-