Rare disease causing paralysis in children likely to return in US, say experts | Malay Mail

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WASHINGTON, Aug 5 — A rare neurological condition that mostly affects children and mysteriously returns every two years is likely to flare up in the coming weeks and months, US health authorities warned Tuesday. The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said that it “anticipates that...

Thursday, 06 Aug 2020 07:36 AM MYT

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said that it “anticipates that 2020 will be another peak year for cases of acute flaccid myelitis .” He warned parents not to hesitate to hospitalise their child despite the Covid-19 pandemic if they show symptoms. Doctors remain fairly helpless to treat the disease, which can cause paralysis within hours or days and has no known treatment.

Authorities are recontacting the families of children who contracted AFM in 2018 to find out how the disease has progressed as well as details on their current state of paralysis.

 

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