Everything you need to know about acute flaccid myelitis, the condition that reminds people of polio

Wednesday, October 17, 2018 - 11:40 in Health & Medicine

It’s mysterious, it’s dangerous and it’s got parents on edge from coast to coast. It’s a medical condition called acute flaccid myelitis, or AFM. The disease causes sudden, unexplained paralysis, usually in children. Its resemblance to polio has caused the public to take notice. Federal health...

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