Topic: Acute Flaccid Myelitis

Doctors in Chicago report a rise in Acute Flaccid Myelitis (AFM), a rare polio-like disease causing paralysis in children. The CDC confirms 38 infections across 16 states, and the hosts discuss the lack of a known cure for the condition.

A mysterious polio-like illness known as Acute Flaccid Myelitis (AFM) is causing paralysis in children across 33 states, with a recent cluster of cases reported in Seattle. The hosts compare these symptoms to other respiratory and muscular ailments, including Legionnaire's disease, while discussing the difficulty of diagnosis.