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General Category => Health/Education => Topic started by: Gazoo on February 24, 2014, 03:40:03 pm

Title: What is paralyzing Californian kids? Parents' fears as mysterious polio-like illness hits 25 kids with no hope of recovery
Post by: Gazoo on February 24, 2014, 03:40:03 pm

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*An unknown illness has affected up to 25 children in California
*It has similar symptoms to polio, including limb paralysis and respiratory difficulties
*Affected children have experienced paralysis in their arms or legs, which does not improve
*Sofia Jarvis was the first known case in 2012
*Now four years old, she retains a paralyzed left arm, breathing problems and leg weakness from the ordeal
*The California Department of Public Health's neurological surveillance team is investigating

By ALEX GREIG

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2566416/Fear-mysterious-polio-like-illness-paralyzes-Californian-children-NO-hope-improvement.html  (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2566416/Fear-mysterious-polio-like-illness-paralyzes-Californian-children-NO-hope-improvement.html)