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Parents of AFM survivors share 5 things parents should know as CDC warns of outbreak
Aug 9, 2020
Parents of AFM survivors share 5 things parents should know as CDC warns of outbreak
Aug 9, 2020
Aug 9, 2020
Social Distancing May Reduce Spike in 2020 AFM Cases
Jul 3, 2020
Social Distancing May Reduce Spike in 2020 AFM Cases
Jul 3, 2020
Jul 3, 2020
Connor’s Story of Overcoming AFM
Nov 13, 2019
Connor’s Story of Overcoming AFM
Nov 13, 2019

(lohud.com) A rare disease forced Connor Camacho to reinvent himself on and off the soccer field.

Nov 13, 2019
11 cases of polio-like illness AFM confirmed in eight states in 2019, CDC says
Sep 13, 2019
11 cases of polio-like illness AFM confirmed in eight states in 2019, CDC says
Sep 13, 2019
Sep 13, 2019
Enterovirus antibodies detected in acute flaccid myelitis patients
Sep 13, 2019
Enterovirus antibodies detected in acute flaccid myelitis patients
Sep 13, 2019
Sep 13, 2019
Nearly all kids with AFM in 2018 had prior viral illness, CDC says
May 16, 2019
Nearly all kids with AFM in 2018 had prior viral illness, CDC says
May 16, 2019

Of 121 cases, PCR was positive for enteroviruses in 34% of patients, rhinoviruses in 6% of patients, untyped enterovirus or rhinovirus in 5% of patients, and parechoviruses in 6% of patients. 

May 16, 2019
After a Mysterious Illness Paralyzed Her Son, this Mom Turned to Polio Survivors for Answers
Feb 28, 2019
After a Mysterious Illness Paralyzed Her Son, this Mom Turned to Polio Survivors for Answers
Feb 28, 2019

(CNN) They all said polio didn't limit their success. They had careers. They had families. They made me see that Lucian will do those things, too .

Feb 28, 2019
Pioneering surgery restores movement to children paralyzed by acute flaccid myelitis
Jan 27, 2019
Pioneering surgery restores movement to children paralyzed by acute flaccid myelitis
Jan 27, 2019

(Science Daily) Pioneering surgery restores movement to children paralyzed by acute flaccid myelitis

Jan 27, 2019
Furious Parents Blast CDC for Failing to Act on Virus Which Left Hundreds of Kids Paralyzed
Jan 1, 2019
Furious Parents Blast CDC for Failing to Act on Virus Which Left Hundreds of Kids Paralyzed
Jan 1, 2019

(Daily Mail) This year the number of cases reached its highest yet with 341 children taken ill across 39 states - 186 of those cases have so far been confirmed with investigations underway on the rest.

Jan 1, 2019
Columbia University Helping AFM
Dec 12, 2018
Columbia University Helping AFM
Dec 12, 2018

(CrowdFund)  Columbia University delving into a new virus that paralyzes children.  You can help!

Dec 12, 2018

Aflredo’s Magic Wand: A Children’s Book About Acute Flaccid Myelitis

By Rachel Scott

Available now at Amazon.com

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