CDC Warns Of Polio-Like Outbreak Among Kids This Season
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CDC Warns Of Polio-Like Outbreak Among Kids This Season
Federal health officials are asking parents and health care workers to be on the lookout.
We should be looking for symptoms of a mysterious paralyzing illness among children.
This is ahead of an anticipated seasonal outbreak over the next several months, says HuffPost.
The polio-like illness called acute flaccid myelitis, or AFM, tends to peak every other year in the U.S. The last surge in cases was in 2018 when a record 238 cases were reported in 42 states.
In that year, 35% of patients werenβt hospitalized until two or more days after showing signs.