Paralysis cluster cases linked to polio-like virus

sfgate.com ^ | Erin Allday

[BenLurkin]

A team of researchers led by UCSF scientists has found strong evidence that recent, alarming clusters of sudden-onset paralysis cases — most of them in California and Colorado — were caused by the same virus that was also responsible for hundreds of severe respiratory infections in U.S. children last year.

Particularly worrisome is that the enterovirus identified in the research is a new strain that appears to have mutated to become more polio-like, raising the prospects of future outbreaks of the disease, scientists said in a paper published Monday.

“The changes were always in the direction to make it more similar to polio,” said Dr. Charles Chiu, head of the viral diagnostics laboratory at UCSF and lead author of the paper. “I want to make sure we don’t alarm people. There’s a chance this virus may never come back, which would be the best-case scenario. But we certainly need to be prepared.”

The virus scientists like Chiu have been hunting is called Enterovirus D68, which is a relatively common pathogen that typically causes mild symptoms associated with the common cold but can cause more serious illness.

[optiguy]

Another act of love brought here by illegals.

[Nifster]

Ah yes I am sooooo happy that the DiC decided to release all those poor suffering children into our midst....after all they weren’t carrying ANY diseases or anything/s

[porter_knorr]

It’s unfortunate that we don’t know what vaccinations these kids received before they came down with this -

[Tilted Irish Kilt]

(from the article):" A team of researchers led by UCSF scientists has found strong evidence that recent, alarming clusters of sudden-onset paralysis cases
— most of them in California and Colorado — were caused by the same virus that was also responsible for hundreds of severe
respiratory infections in U.S. children last year."

An earlier article on FreeRepublic today indicated that in California , 50% of the school students needed remedial English
Whereas in Colorado , 30% of the students needed remeadial English
I wonder if the is a coinkidink ?
Now we know why there was an Ellis Island to define ,isolate , and cure incomming diseases before immigrants relocated on the mainland.
Just another Obamination !

[garandgal]

My neighbor’s son had this about six months ago. He now has leg braces.

[spokeshave]

It’s unfortunate that we don’t know what vaccinations these kids received before they came down with this -

Ha...they were told to register at the school as "homeless" so that the immunization record was not required...

Your Gobmint at work for the people...../sarcasm

[Diogenesis]

These paralyses and deaths are the “gift”
of the undocumented American-hating Obola,
the American-hating DH”S” and the
EXEMPT Constitution-hating 113th Congress.

[Sherman Logan]

Have yet to see any actual evidence of a connection between this outbreak and the wave of illegal immigrant children. If you have some, I’d really like to see it.