Polio-Like Illness Paralyzes 5 Kids in California
BY JONEL ALECCIA
Scientists in California say that an emerging infection that mimics the worst symptoms of polio paralyzed at least five children in that state in a single year.
The infections, possibly caused by a virus, are still very rare and there?s no widespread cause for alarm. But researchers at the University of California, San Francisco, say they?re concerned about the mysterious illnesses detected in kids ages 2 to 16 between August 2012 and July 2013.
?The recovery has been, in the best cases, marginal,? said Emmanuelle Waubant, a professor of neurology and pediatrics at UCSF. ?In the worst cases, there has been no recovery at all.?
She and her colleagues will report on the case series at the American Academy of Neurology?s annual meeting in Philadelphia in April but released their findings Sunday.
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BY JONEL ALECCIA
Scientists in California say that an emerging infection that mimics the worst symptoms of polio paralyzed at least five children in that state in a single year.
The infections, possibly caused by a virus, are still very rare and there?s no widespread cause for alarm. But researchers at the University of California, San Francisco, say they?re concerned about the mysterious illnesses detected in kids ages 2 to 16 between August 2012 and July 2013.
?The recovery has been, in the best cases, marginal,? said Emmanuelle Waubant, a professor of neurology and pediatrics at UCSF. ?In the worst cases, there has been no recovery at all.?
She and her colleagues will report on the case series at the American Academy of Neurology?s annual meeting in Philadelphia in April but released their findings Sunday.
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