Acute Flaccid Myelitis

• Doctors warn rare illness that paralyzes children could become more common

  A U.S. doctor is warning that we could see more cases of acute flaccid myelitis, an illness that can paralyze children.

  Health

  Apr 3, 2019
  
• Third child this year admitted to CHEO with AFM

  According to a CHEO spokesperson, the child was admitted upon arrival. The boy, a toddler, had been experiencing mild paralysis in one of his arms.

  Health

  Dec 28, 2018
  
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• This week on ‘Focus Montreal’: Nov. 3

  Learn 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.

  Canada

  Nov 5, 2018
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• Canadian children’s hospitals report cases of rare, polio-like illness that can cause paralysis

  Several Canadian hospitals are reporting cases of acute flaccid myelitis, a rare illness that can cause limb paralysis in children.

  Health

  Oct 22, 2018
• CDC warns of 62 new cases of rare, mysterious polio-like illness paralyzing children

  The illness, which can lead to weakness and even paralysis, can now be found in 22 states.

  Health

  Oct 17, 2018
• 6 kids in Minnesota develop rare ‘polio-like’ illness and officials don’t know why

  Scarier still, as of now there is no known treatment for the rare illness.

  Lifestyle

  Oct 9, 2018
• CDC confirms 8 children in Washington State have rare polio-like illness dubbed AFM

  The 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.

  Health

  Nov 7, 2016