{"id":7707,"date":"2024-09-25T10:05:20","date_gmt":"2024-09-25T15:05:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/healthsecurity\/transmission\/?p=7707"},"modified":"2024-09-25T10:05:23","modified_gmt":"2024-09-25T15:05:23","slug":"a-virus-that-could-lead-to-paralysis-in-kids-is-on-the-rise-how-worried-should-parents-be","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/healthsecurity\/transmission\/2024\/09\/25\/a-virus-that-could-lead-to-paralysis-in-kids-is-on-the-rise-how-worried-should-parents-be\/","title":{"rendered":"A virus that could lead to paralysis in kids is on the rise. How worried should parents be?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"panel body-content\"><div class=\"panel__container\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2024\/09\/23\/health\/enterovirus-d68-paralysis-children-virus-wellness\/index.html\">CNN<\/a>  Rates of enterovirus D68&nbsp;infections&nbsp;are on the rise across the United States, according to the nonprofit&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/data.wastewaterscan.org\/?charts=CjEQACABSABaBUVWRDY4cgoyMDI0LTA4LTA5cgoyMDI0LTA5LTIwigEGNWY2ODQ2wAEB&amp;selectedChartId=5f6846&amp;selectedLocation=%7B%22label%22%3A%22National%22,%22level%22%3A%22national%22,%22value%22%3A%22national%22%7D&amp;target=EVD68\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">WastewaterSCAN<\/a>&nbsp;network. This&nbsp;common&nbsp;virus can lead to a rare but serious polio-like&nbsp;complication&nbsp;known as&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/acute-flaccid-myelitis\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">acute flaccid myelitis<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Symptoms of&nbsp;acute flaccid myelitis&nbsp;include&nbsp;limb weakness and paralysis. Children are among those most affected by this condition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What is\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/non-polio-enterovirus\/about\/about-enterovirus-d68.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">enterovirus D68<\/a>, and how is it spread? What are its symptoms? How likely is it that this infection will result in acute flaccid myelitis? How worried should parents be? And what steps can families take to reduce their chance of contracting this virus?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2024\/09\/23\/health\/enterovirus-d68-paralysis-children-virus-wellness\/index.html\">Continue reading<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CNN Rates of enterovirus D68&nbsp;infections&nbsp;are on the rise across the United States, according to the nonprofit&nbsp;WastewaterSCAN&nbsp;network. This&nbsp;common&nbsp;virus can lead to a rare but serious polio-like&nbsp;complication&nbsp;known as&nbsp;acute flaccid myelitis. Symptoms of&nbsp;acute flaccid myelitis&nbsp;include&nbsp;limb weakness and paralysis. Children are among those most affected by this condition. What is\u00a0enterovirus D68, and how is it spread? 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