Rates of enterovirus D68, a respiratory virus that can sometimes lead to a polio-like illness and paralysis in children, have risen significantly across the U.S. over the past month, new data show. Nationally, the virus is now being detected at medium ...

Scientists have found evidence that levels of enterovirus D68, which can cause a rare, polio-like condition in kids, has been spiking nationally since August.

Enterovirus EV-D68 poses a risk to children in the US with symptoms ranging from mild cold-like issues to severe conditions like paralysis. The virus has been detected in wastewater samples and is linked to acute flaccid myelitis,

The enterovirus D68 that sometimes paralyzes children is spreading in the U.S., raising worries about a possible rise in polio-like illnesses.

EV-D68 is a virus that causes respiratory illness similar to the common cold. The virus sometimes leads to severe breathing issues and outbreaks of neurological disease (acute flaccid myelitis) that causes paralysis.