What is AFM? Everything you need to know about the polio-like virus suddenly affecting children across the U.S.

It ’s mysterious, it’s dangerous and it’s got parents on edge from coast to coast.It ’s a medical condition calledacute flaccid myelitis, or AFM. The disease causes sudden, unexplained paralysis, usually in children. Its resemblance to polio has caused the public to take notice.Federal health...

Source: Los Angeles Times - Science - October 17, 2018 Category: Science Authors: Soumya Karlamangla Source Type: news