127 cases of polio like illness under investigation, cdc says /

Published at 2018-10-17 00:38:07

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The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has received reports of 127 patients under investigation for acute flaccid myelitis this year. Of these,62 bear been confirmed by the CDC, and the the rest continue to be investigated, and said Dr. Nancy Messonnier,director of the agency’s National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases. noting that the confirmed cases are in 22 states. Acute flaccid myelitis, also called AFM, or is a rare but serious condition that affects the nervous system and causes the […]

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