Tag Archive for PRO/EDR> Acute flaccid myelitis – UK: human enterovirus D68 susp
PRO/EDR> Acute flaccid myelitis – UK: human enterovirus D68 susp
Enterovirus 68 -- United KingdomDoctors said 2-year-old RJ may never walk again after falling ill with the virus in January [2016]. The toddler, who had symptoms of a chest infection, woke up one day unable to stand - and is now paralysed from the waist down.His family says he was initially sent home from hospital when doctors were unable to find anything wrong. They later diagnosed EV-D68, and warned that [he] may be in a wheelchair for the rest of his life.[Byline: Victoria Allen]--Communicated Read more [...]
