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Autopsy helps confirm cause of mysterious paralyzing illness in kids
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Autopsy helps confirm cause of mysterious paralyzing illness in kids

by Amy Norton Healthday Reporter  Researchers may finally have definitive proof of what’s caused recent outbreaks of a rare polio-like illness in U.S. children: a respiratory virus that is usually harmless. The condition, called acute flaccid myelitis (AFM), attacks tissue in the spinal cord, causing muscles and reflexes to weaken suddenly. In some cases, it also impairs...