Tag: acute flaccid myelitis
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Rising Cases of Enterovirus D68 in the United States
EV‑D68 is back on people’s radar. It’s a respiratory virus that most often looks like a regular cold, but it can sometimes cause worse breathing problems in children and, rarely, a serious neurological condition called acute flaccid myelitis (AFM). Over the last couple of years, multiple kinds of surveillance — clinical testing, pediatric hospital networks,