AFM outbreak: What are the symptoms of rare disease and how is it treated?
Six children in Minnesota and 14 in Colorado diagnosed with acute flaccid myelitis in last few weeks
Mythili Sampathkumar
At least six children in Minnesota and 14 in Colorado have contracted acute flaccid myelitis (AFM), a rare disease which can mimic the symptoms of polio.
Minnesota's department of health says normally it only sees about one case of the disease, which can lead to paralysis or even death in some cases, every year.
All the patients in both states have been hospitalised since around 20 September. The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment's Shannon Barbare said in a statement "nearly all" of the children there have "fully recovered" from initial symptoms.
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/afm-symptoms-outbreak-treatment-acute-flaccid-myelitis-virus-minnesota-polio-vaccine-paralyse-a8574966.html
