Polio survivors facing the little-known late effects of the disease are being overlooked, writes Neena Bhandari. Every year, 24 October is observed as World Polio Day, while the whole month is designated to raising awareness of the disease. Polio or poliomyelitis is a highly infectious, crippling and sometimes even fatal disease, which mainly affects children...
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Outbreak of paralyzing disease linked to non-polio enterovirus through TGen-led study
PHOENIX, Ariz. — Jan. 22, 2019 — The Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen), an affiliate of City of Hope, has identified a polio-like virus as a potential cause of an outbreak of a disease known as Acute Flaccid Myelitis (AFM), a crippling condition that causes muscle weakness and paralysis usually among children. At the request...