11 children in colorado with paralysis

[teko]

http://www.cnn.com/2014/10/03/health/colorado-partial-paralysis/index.html?hpt=us_c2


They call it a mystery illness, and while ebola has had all of our attention of late, this is downright scary, maybe even more so than ebola. What is going on!

[Dee1956]

Hi I just found the article, it is about 5 days old, I am worried for our children.  The median age is 12.  Originally they were saying school children though a 4 year old in NJ died Thursday so I wonder if school children are bringing it home  
"Paralysis Link Suspected as Enterovirus Spreads" was the title

http://abcnews.go.com/Health/paralysis-link-suspected-enterovirus-spreads/story?id=25831511

[Dee1956]

I found another article, it says they have seen this D68 before though not this early and not this virulent.  Still don't know if paralysis is connected.

http://www.thedenverchannel.com/lifestyle/health/colorado-among-10-states-asking-cdc-for-help-with-enterovirus-68

[Dee1956]

Hi I found this, not sure if it will help, on here they are saying something different than what I heard on CNN.  A few days ago CNN was saying this was a new virus....odd they have changed the story.

http://www.cnn.com/2014/10/01/health/enterovirus-68-death/index.html

[Dee1956]

Hi there.  I heard about a new virus being spread in schools, it was on CNN.  I think it is entero virus 68
Children ins 42 states have come down with it.  I read that for the children in CO they are not sure if this is related or not.
There are so many stories going around right now it is difficult to know what is happening
I will try to find the info, send it to you, Dee

[teko]

Doctors don't know what is causing the mysterious neurological illness. They have identified 10 other children at the hospital with similar symptoms: limb weakness, cranial nerve dysfunction and abnormalities in the spinal gray matter. Four children in Boston also match the criteria for this illness, doctors say.