The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has recently issued a health alert for clinicians regarding common respiratory illnesses including one that can cause an uncommon type of paralysis in children called acute flaccid myelitis (AFM.)
In July and August, there was an increase in cases of rhinovirus and enterovirus – two viruses that cause common upper respiratory infections in children. This increase in cases comes after the last wave of these viruses in the summer and fall of 2018, before the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.
