Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
What you should know about enteroviruses and babies
Enteroviruses are a group of viruses that commonly circulate during summer and fall.
Aug 29, 2023
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News tagged with acute flaccid myelitis
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Acute respiratory illness due to EV-D68 increased in late summer 2022
In late summer 2022, for children and adolescents, there was an increase in acute respiratory illness (ARI) resulting from enterovirus (EV)-D68 in the United States, according to research published in the Sept. 27 early-release ...
Sep 30, 2022
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Acute flaccid myelitis, a condition in children that is similar to polio
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently asked health departments and clinicians to watch for symptoms of acute flaccid myelitis in kids, especially through November. That's when enteroviruses are most ...
Sep 28, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
A new virus to worry about: EV-D68 can cause paralysis in children
Health officials are warning doctors about another contagious virus that, in rare cases, can send children to the hospital or lead to permanent paralysis.
Sep 14, 2022
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Study confirms pathogenesis of EV-D68 virus causing polio-like paralyzing illness in children
A case report published in the New England Journal of Medicine provides evidence that enterovirus D68 directly infects spinal cord neurons and that a corresponding robust immune response is present—a direct causation to ...
May 26, 2022
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Autopsy helps confirm cause of mysterious paralyzing illness in kids
Researchers may finally have definitive proof of what's caused recent outbreaks of a rare polio-like illness in U.S. children: a respiratory virus that is usually harmless.
May 26, 2022
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Anticipated increase in acute flaccid myelitis not seen in 2020
(HealthDay)—In 2020, the anticipated increase in acute flaccid myelitis (AFM) was not observed, and the etiologies of AFM in 2019 and 2020 differed from 2018, according to research published in the Nov. 5 issue of the U.S. ...
Nov 5, 2021
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EV-D68, acute flaccid myelitis outbreaks smaller than expected
(HealthDay)—The outbreaks of enterovirus D68 (EV-D68) and acute flaccid myelitis (AMF) that were expected in 2020 did not occur, according to a study published in the March 10 issue of Science Translational Medicine.
Mar 18, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Outbreak of a rare, polio-like syndrome likely prevented, postponed by social distancing
Social distancing not only helped slow the spread of COVID-19—it also may have prevented the transmission of an outbreak of a rare polio-like syndrome, according to Princeton University researchers.
Mar 10, 2021
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Mysterious paralyzing illness in kids is set to return, CDC warns
(HealthDay)—A new outbreak of a mysterious, potentially fatal polio-like illness could strike hundreds of American children within the next few months, U.S. health officials warned Tuesday.
Aug 4, 2020
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