With no known cure or direct treatment, many paralysis victims suffer permanent disabilities, even after extensive physical ...

A respiratory virus linked to paralysis in children is spreading across the US, causing concerns about a potential rise in a ...

Caitlin Rivers, an epidemiologist at the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security, has voiced concern over the timing of the ...

Similar to polio, AFM causes paralysis only in some people ... Dr. Kevin Messacar, an infectious disease specialist at Children’s Hospital Colorado, told NBC News, “We saw the virus that was ...

The virus is called enterovirus D68 (EV-D68) is not a new virus but has recently resurfaced in US and is mainly affecting ...

"We are detecting EV-D68 nucleic acids in wastewater across the country now, and the levels are increasing," said Alexandria ...

Rates of enterovirus D68, a respiratory virus that can sometimes lead to a polio-like illness and paralysis in children, have risen significantly across the U.S. over the past month, new data show.

A virus that can cause polio-like illness in children is spiking in the U.S. Researchers say they are seeing more evidence of ...

If the paralysis affects breathing muscles ... “We escaped death with our children, and fled from place to place for the sake of our children, and now we have these diseases,” said Wafaa ...

If the paralysis affects breathing muscles ... including medical centers and schools. Children under 10 will receive two drops of oral polio vaccine in two rounds, the second to be administered ...