SUBSCRIBERS AS OF THIS. [MUSIC] MONTH. TURNING TO FIVE ON YOUR HEALTH TONIGHT, NEW CONCERNS ABOUT A SEASONAL VIRUS THAT CAN, IN RARE CASES, CAUSE POLIO LIKE SYMPTOMS IN CHILDREN. HERE TO EXPLAIN IS ...

The virus can lead to a debilitating neurological condition. Children with asthma are at higher risk of getting this rare illness. A respiratory virus that in rare cases can cause polio-like paralysis ...

Scientists have found evidence that levels of enterovirus D68, which can cause a rare, polio-like condition in kids, has been spiking nationally since August. Reading time 3 minutes A virus that can ...

US wastewater samples are showing an alarming increase in a respiratory virus that has been linked to polio-like symptoms. An enterovirus variant, EV-D68, can lead to acute flaccid myelitis, which can ...

Most of the children who received medical care for EV-D68 from 2017 through 2022 were previously healthy without underlying conditions. About one-fifth of those with a related emergency department ...

(NewsNation) — A polio-like virus that can cause paralysis in children and teens recently spiked again, U.S. wastewater data shows. EV-D68 is part of a family of viruses known as enteroviruses, which ...

EV-D68 can cause mild to severe respiratory illness. However, the full spectrum of EV-D68 illness is not well-defined. Symptoms can include: 1. Coughing 2. Difficulty breathing 3. Wheezing 4. Fever 5.

Reports of children developing polio-like symptoms after being diagnosed with a respiratory virus sweeping the nation have put local health officials on high alert. But, so far, none of the hundreds ...