Record Count Reported for Mysterious Paralyzing Illness
Electron microscope image made available by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows numerous in 2014, spheroid-shaped Enterovirus-D68 (EV-D68) virions. Cynthia S. Goldsmith, Yiting Zhang/CDC via AP, File
NEW YORK—This year has seen a record number of cases of a mysterious paralyzing illness in children, U.S. health officials said on Dec. 10.
It’s still not clear what’s causing the kids to lose the ability to move their face, neck, back, arms or legs. The symptoms tend to occur about a week after the children had a fever and respiratory illness.
