jan251 Posted September 22, 2016 Report Share Posted September 22, 2016 (edited) Just FYI, this is an article about acute flaccid myelitis (AFM) and its association with EV-D68 that caused trouble a couple of years ago. A mysterious polio-like illness that paralyzes people may be surging this year, Washington Post Cases of rare polio-like illness up sharply in 2016, UPI Interestingly, they are talking about possible treatment with IVIg. Past discussions in this forum: Feeling bad for those parents in California. paralysis: entero-virus, lyme, other, both, all? Edited September 22, 2016 by jan251 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dasu Posted September 23, 2016 Report Share Posted September 23, 2016 I found the treatment option of IVIG fascinating. Its an autoimmune condition? I cannot find the link now but there was talk about this effecting only vaccinated kids? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rachel Posted September 23, 2016 Report Share Posted September 23, 2016 Interesting article. I wondered if those kids ever got treated and what the treatment was. However, it sounds like some of the kids have not made a full recovery and that's sad for them and their parents. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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