Researchers fear mysterious polio-like illness may spread in US

nypost.com ^ | 12/27/18 | Noah Bressner

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A polio-like illness that has mysteriously affected at least 500 people — sometimes causing paralysis
— could spread across the US in the next few years, medical researchers fear.

The condition, known as acute flaccid myelitis ( or AFM),
has struck in at least 46 states in the last four years.
More than 90 percent of those who come down with the illness are children, according to the CDC.

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In most cases, AFM starts out with cold-like symptoms and progresses to paralysis,
typically within a week.
Like polio, AFM only causes paralysis in some patients.

Viruses known as enterovirus A71 and D68 have been detected in many patients and are commonly cited as possible causes.

Thomas A. Clark, the epidemiologist leading the CDC’s response to AFM :
“Until we fully understand what causes AFM, we can’t help protect people against it.”

[Diogenesis]

this was discussed here on FR, as it was incoming
from the antics of Obola the Magnificent and
his corrupt administration.

[Tilted Irish Kilt]

Infectious Disease Ping - AFM (polio-like virus attacks primarily youths)

The CDC still doesn't understand the spread or cause of AFM .
The disease seems to spread more frequently in alternate years.

[Sarah Barracuda]

Yep let’s keep those borders nice and OPEN so everyone can bring in their garbage

[IronJack]

Sorry, but my "Reasons to Panic" list is full for the next few months, what with global warming, the inevitable economic collapse that's always a threat when a Republican is president, the abuse of Timberland boots by Melania Trump ...

I'll try to fit this crisis in sometime after June, if that's okay.

[Da Coyote]

“Yep let’s keep those borders nice and OPEN so everyone can bring in their garbage”

And “diversity is our life blood” is just as important with diseases as it is with crime, voting, and of course, success of corrupt idiot Democrats.

[upchuck]

Good example of poor writing:

A polio-like illness... could spread across the US in the next few years, medical researchers fear.

The condition, known as acute flaccid myelitis, has struck in at least 46 states in the last four years.

Those statements follow each other in the first two paragraphs.

Hmmm... If 46 states are affected, seems to me the virus as already 'spread across the US.'

[upchuck]

Bump! Imported disease, and other nasty stuff, is a natural byproduct of open borders.

[ArtDodger]

Did it come in with the Latino immigrants?
If so, would they tell us?

[Tilted Irish Kilt]

Da Coyote:" “Yep let’s keep those borders nice and OPEN.."

"The CDC has confirmed 182 cases of AFM so far this year.
Outbreaks have occurred most frequently in the summer and fall."

Possibly a correlation with illegal immigrant travel ?

[Deplorable American1776]

Illegals bringing in ILLNESSES Americans doesn’t want, to paraphase a moron...(bho)

[FlingWingFlyer]

Part of that “diversity and multiculturalism” that, according to the “progs”, is our “strength”.

[knarf]

President Trump MUST come out and use the words and reason for all of America's 50 years of progress in wiping out disease in a few years by the illegal infection.

It's no longer immigration

It's no longer infiltration

It's no longer invasion

IT'S A FRIKKIN' INFECTION .... A CANCEROUS GROWTH AND WE KNOW THE CURE !

USE IT, Mr. President

[knarf]

see #13

[BeauBo]

Children with exotic diseases. Where could they be coming from?

[EinNYC]

Thanks, Odungo and Bushes for not only failing to protect our border, but for actually encouraging and facilitating dirty, illiterate, low skilled vectors of hideous diseases we formerly didn’t have here to make it over the border and then seed the entire U.S. with them as a villainous means to get D votes. If that is the extent you have to go to in order to get D votes, then it’s a mighty poor product you’re peddling. Only the multiple years of hard core indoctrination in PC and green allow you to subvert our youth to think your views are correct.

[DannyTN]

The disease seems to spread more frequently in alternate years.

The we should just renumber the years. If it spreads in even years, make all years odd numbered.

[bgill]

See my tagline of many years.

They know where/how these diseases come from but it’s just not PC to tell the public.

[RichyTea]

More uncontrolled immigration and more infectious diseases, some of which were currently non-existent in USA but common in the illegal immigrants homeland, and more pests (fleas, bugs, etc that affect people and plants).

[bgill]

With “57” states, it has a ways to go.