Described by the acronym AFM, this disease is both interesting and terrifying - I've been seeing stories on it for a couple of years now. It appears to be related to polio, it comes with polio-like symptoms and in an odd twist, seems to come around every second autumn. Data for the past four years shows how odd the distribution has been. The doubling of cases in 2018 is hopefully down to better diagnosis and not growth of the disease itself.
CDC is investigating with speed, but to date no direct cause has been proven.
Given that polio was around for hundreds or thousands of years before causing epidemics, the similarities with AFM & polio have the medical world in a bit of a spin. It could easily be the case that vastly more kids have been infected with the same virus, but are asymptomatic. Since the cause is unknown, it's not possible to test that idea at the moment, although the idea seems logical in the face of only 0.5% of polio infections resulting in serious disease.
Autumn 2019 is awaited with interest to see if it conforms with the biennial nature to date.
CDC is investigating with speed, but to date no direct cause has been proven.
Given that polio was around for hundreds or thousands of years before causing epidemics, the similarities with AFM & polio have the medical world in a bit of a spin. It could easily be the case that vastly more kids have been infected with the same virus, but are asymptomatic. Since the cause is unknown, it's not possible to test that idea at the moment, although the idea seems logical in the face of only 0.5% of polio infections resulting in serious disease.
Autumn 2019 is awaited with interest to see if it conforms with the biennial nature to date.
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