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http://time.com/5562798/paralyzing-illness-kids-alarms-health-officials/

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While other countries have reported cases, including Canada, France, Britain and Norway, the size and pattern of the U.S. outbreaks have been more pronounced. More than 550 Americans have been struck this decade. The oldest was 32. More than 90% were children, most around 4, 5 or 6 years old.

 

“Everyone is desperate for some magical thing,” said Rachel Scott, a Tomball, Texas, woman whose son Braden developed AFM in 2016 and has recovered somewhat after intensive physical therapy but still cannot move his right arm and has trouble swallowing and moving his neck.

A growing number of experts agree that physical therapy makes a difference.

“These kids can continue to recover very slowly, year over year. … It’s driven by how much therapy they do,” said Dr. Benjamin Greenberg of UT Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas, one of the nation’s foremost experts on the condition.

 

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4 hours ago, chakoo said:

I  know how to fix this, stop vaccinating all children, it will just magically go away. 

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There is no vaccine to prevent non-polio AFM, and no specific treatment is currently available to cure the condition

https://www.nih.gov/news-events/news-releases/acute-flaccid-myelitis-requires-galvanized-research-response

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