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5 questions and answers about acute flaccid myelitis, the polio-like illness confirmed in two Mass. children

The state Department of Public Health is investigating four other suspected cases of the condition. Two children in Massachusetts have contracted a serious, rare illness that causes muscle weakness and paralysis, according to the state’s Department of Public Health. The state’s first case this year of acute flaccid myelitis, or AFM, was confirmed in August, according to the department, which is investigating four other...