Polio-like illness threat looms as US children face spike in paralysis-causing mysterious virus
Caitlin Rivers, an epidemiologist at the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security, has voiced concern over the timing of the rise in cases. “...the time of year is right,” Rivers noted, hinting at the possibility of a surge in AFM cases this year.
"We are detecting EV-D68 nucleic acids in wastewater across the country now, and the levels are increasing," said Alexandria ...
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 ...
Will, Alexandra and Matthew Reeve talk about their father's determination after his paralysis and how they showed up for each ...
None of the patients had typical herpes labialis at the onset of paralysis or could recall experiencing a tick bite. Therefore we considered the remaining 28 children to have Bell's palsy ...
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Sinn Féin TD for Dublin South West Seán Crowe has criticised the Government for the "disgraceful" manner in which it treats ...
2005;24(2):97-101. In conclusion, this study indicates that VZV reactivation is an important cause of acute peripheral facial paralysis in children, especially those 6-15 years of age. Conversely ...
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