The U.S. saw increased rates of emergency department visits in children and adolescents due to acute respiratory illness in the summer of 2022. The increase since the beginning of the pandemic has ...

Rates of enterovirus D68, a respiratory virus that can sometimes lead to a polio-like illness and paralysis in children, have risen significantly across the U.S. over the past month, new data show.

(WXYZ) — The CDC is urging doctors and hospitals to be on the lookout for enterovirus D68 in children. The infection can lead to AFM - acute flaccid myelitis – a ...

After virtually disappearing for several years amid measures aimed at curbing the spread of COVID-19, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is now urging doctors to be vigilant for a renewed ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Surveillance data show increased circulation of enterovirus D68 — or EV-D68 — over the summer in the United ...

Due to an uptick in child hospitalizations attributed to a virus that generally cause the common cold, federal health officials are asking providers to watch for a related – but rare – polio-like ...

Dr. Charles Chiu reviews microscopic imagery in his lab at the UCSF Mission Bay campus in San Francisco, Calif. on Friday, Feb. 24, 2017. Chiu has published findings on his research about the effects ...

Earlier this month, the CDC said hospitals through July and August had detected the largest number of infections caused by enterovirus D68 since 2018. A CDC spokesperson told The New York Times that ...

Expected outbreak of acute flaccid myelitis never occurred, for reasons unknown. This is a MedPage Today story. In September, MedPage Today reported on an increase of enterovirus D68 (EV-D68) cases ...

Health officials expect a rise in cases of acute flaccid myelitis, or AFM, which causes unexplained weakness or paralysis of the arms or legs Health officials are warning of a possible increase in ...

A recent uptick in severe respiratory illness in children may be tied to a strain of enterovirus that can cause a rare polio-like condition, according to a Health Network Alert advisory on September 9 ...