By Marie Rosenthal, MS
Since August 2014, a growing number of people across the United States have been afflicted with a rare mysterious disease causing symptoms similar to polio, primarily in young children.
Called acute flaccid myelitis (AFM), the condition is rare but serious and affects the nervous system, particularly the gray matter of the spinal cord, causing muscle and reflex weakness. Some children have partial or complete paralysis, explained Nancy Messonnier, MD (CAPT, USPHS, RET), the