Polio-like disease afflicting children in high numbers in Canada, U.S.

It’s a condition medical professionals can’t fully explain. But they know that Acute Flaccid Myelitis has the ability to cause paralysis, and even death, in children who are otherwise healthy. As Sean O’Shea reports, they’re seeing cases of the incurable illness like almost never before.

• Doctors warn rare illness that paralyzes children could become more common
• Canadian children’s hospitals report cases of rare, polio-like illness that can cause paralysis