Pennsylvania: Acute Flaccid Myelitis
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Pennsylvania: Acute Flaccid Myelitis
Children’s Hospital Confirms 3 Cases Of Acute Flaccid Myelitis, A Mysterious Polio-Like Illness, In Pittsburgh
https://pittsburgh.cbslocal.com/2018/10/10/acute-flaccid-myelitis-polio-upmc-childrens-hospital-confirmed-cases/
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Three cases of a mysterious illness that partially paralyzes children and is likened to polio have now been confirmed in Pittsburgh. It is called Acute Flaccid Myelitis, or AFM, and it affects the body’s nervous system, specifically the spinal cord, and can cause paralysis.
There have been 38 confirmed cases in 16 states so far. Now it’s in Pittsburgh.
UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh confirmed Tuesday afternoon that three children being treated at their facility are suspected of having the polio-like disease.
Children’s Hospital has released this statement:
“UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh is taking care of three children with suspected Acute Flaccid Myelitis. The patients are currently undergoing diagnostic procedures and treatments. Isolation protocols and infection control procedures are in place and we are working with the CDC and the Allegheny County Health Department to further monitor and evaluate the patient conditions.” ---CONTiNUED---
https://pittsburgh.cbslocal.com/2018/10/10/acute-flaccid-myelitis-polio-upmc-childrens-hospital-confirmed-cases/
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Three cases of a mysterious illness that partially paralyzes children and is likened to polio have now been confirmed in Pittsburgh. It is called Acute Flaccid Myelitis, or AFM, and it affects the body’s nervous system, specifically the spinal cord, and can cause paralysis.
There have been 38 confirmed cases in 16 states so far. Now it’s in Pittsburgh.
UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh confirmed Tuesday afternoon that three children being treated at their facility are suspected of having the polio-like disease.
Children’s Hospital has released this statement:
“UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh is taking care of three children with suspected Acute Flaccid Myelitis. The patients are currently undergoing diagnostic procedures and treatments. Isolation protocols and infection control procedures are in place and we are working with the CDC and the Allegheny County Health Department to further monitor and evaluate the patient conditions.” ---CONTiNUED---
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Re: Pennsylvania: Acute Flaccid Myelitis
2 more cases were reported in PA back in November, I haven't heard or see anything on the news about acute flaccid myelitis lately:
https://www.post-gazette.com/news/health/2018/11/13/The-polio-like-illness-AFM-strikes-10-more-people-the-CDC-says/stories/201811130163
https://www.post-gazette.com/news/health/2018/11/13/The-polio-like-illness-AFM-strikes-10-more-people-the-CDC-says/stories/201811130163
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