With a surge in cases of mysterious polio-like condition, CDC appeals to doctors to help crack case

statnews.com ^ | 07/08/2019 | Helen Branswell

[BenLurkin]

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Tuesday appealed to doctors to rapidly report suspected cases of a mysterious ailment that afflicts young children, saying delays in identifying possible cases of acute flaccid myelitis, or AFM, are hindering the search for the condition’s cause.

Every two years since 2014, a surge of the polio-like illnesses has struck a number of young children across the country, leaving them with weakened limbs. Efforts to find the cause of the phenomenon have pointed to viral infections as a possible culprit, but to date no one virus has been clearly implicated.

Dr. Tom Clark, deputy director of CDC’s division of viral diseases, said the agency needs to hear about these cases while they are being investigated in hospital, not after the fact. Sometimes cases are not reported for months, he said.

While these cases can occur at any time, and in any year, there seems to be an increase in cases on alternate years in the late summer and early autumn. In 2018, the largest wave so far, there were 232 confirmed cases of AFM and 26 probable cases. An additional 109 cases reported to the CDC were eventually ruled out as not being AFM.

Children who are affected by the condition — the median age of cases is about 5 years old — typically suffer from a respiratory or diarrheal illness shortly before experiencing muscle weakness. The muscle weakness often sets in rapidly, with some reports of children waking up and finding themselves unable to move one or some limbs. The condition often affects the arms.

Most children with the condition end up hospitalized, with about 60% being admitted to intensive care; about a quarter of confirmed cases are put on a ventilator to help them breathe for a time.

[stanne]

Crack the case?

How about build the fang wall

[Diogenesis]

This is the CDC-Obama Disease which was imported
and Quartered in every city to murder white children.

It worded.

[Diogenesis]

This is the CDC-Obama Disease which was imported
and Quartered in every city to murder white children.

It worked — as Obama, the CDC and Congress wanted,
and received $$$$$$$$$$$$$ to do.

[shanover]

Let in the third world and let in the third world diseases. America is turning into the third world in many parts of the country.

[E. Pluribus Unum]

So mysterious. It has nothing to do with the human Petri dishes streaming across the border unchecked.

[MichaelCorleone]

But let’s not look to the illegal invasion, bringing in 100,000+/month from who knows where to explain the existence of diseases that have never been here before.

The blame will go to those couple of (supposedly) unvaccinated white kids in North Dakota or something.

[null and void]

Bring Out Your Dead

Post to me or FReep mail to be on/off the Bring Out Your Dead ping list.

The purpose of the “Bring Out Your Dead” ping list (formerly the “Ebola” ping list) is very early warning of emerging pandemics, as such it has a high false positive rate.

So far the false positive rate is 100%.

At some point we may well have a high mortality pandemic, and likely as not the “Bring Out Your Dead” threads will miss the beginning entirely.

*sigh* Such is life, and death...

If a quarantine saves just one child's life, it's worth it.

[Albion Wilde]

Ping!

[Rembrandt]

Once socialism is fully in place in the U.S., this won’t be possible. The doctors who currently are the resources will be gone or retired or will have become CPAs or something. There won’t be any incentive to remain an up to date doctor.

[Jmouse007]

“It’s Aliens: ILLEGAL ALIENS.” = Cause and case solved.

[Yaelle]

Enteroviruses are ubiquitous every summer, and have symptoms as mild as a slight tummy ache to typical stomach flu symptoms. A few can have absolute worst case symptoms that include flaccid paralysis. Here is the secret prevention: keep your kids dosed with vitamin d3 or plenty of sunshine on their full bodies (with bathing suits). They will never get the worst cases with adequate vitamin d in their bloodstreams.

[jmacusa]

Hmmm? Letting thousands of undocumented, unvetted, unvaccinated Third World garbage into the country couldn't be the cause, right?

[cherry]

"The doctors who currently are the resources will be gone or retired or will have become CPAs or something. There won’t be any incentive to remain an up to date doctor."

why be a doctor and take many many yrs of the hard sciences, multiple labs, 18 hr days and face the daily trauma of life and death decisions when you can go take the easiest courses in college and be a teacher.......

its insanity....

[JustAmy]

Thanks, Albion Wilde.

I’ve read this and will pass it on.

If the virus can be identified, then maybe some improvements will be made to reverse the paralysis.

I continue to pray for God’s miracle.

[trebb]

Yep - funny how they will tell us how the evil White Man brought diseases that killed so many Indians and then won’t say a word about what we are letting in these days....

[Tilted Irish Kilt]

Infectous Disease ping - AFM (acute flaccid myelitis ) cause remains unknown -infection in alternate years

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Tuesday appealed to doctors to rapidly report suspected cases of a mysterious ailment
that afflicts young children, saying delays in identifying possible cases of acute flaccid myelitis, or AFM,
are hindering the search for the condition’s cause.

Every two years since 2014, a surge of the polio-like illnesses has struck a number of young children
across the country, leaving them with weakened limbs.
Efforts to find the cause of the phenomenon have pointed to viral infections as a possible culprit,
but to date no one virus has been clearly implicated.

While these cases can occur at any time, and in any year, there seems to be an increase in cases
on alternate years in the late summer and early autumn.(Emphasis mine)
In 2018, the largest wave so far, there were 232 confirmed cases of AFM and 26 probable cases.

Hat Tip to Ben Lurkin for the update.

[null and void]

Every two years since 2014, a surge of the polio-like illnesses has struck a number of young children

What else is on a 2 year cycle?

I blame politicians running for the lower house of congress spreading it by kissing babies and shaking hands.

[JustAmy]

Little Richie was struck in November, 2018.

I’m still praying for God’s Miracle.

[Albion Wilde]

I continue to pray for God’s miracle.

Same here!