Mystery Paralysis Illness Hits Record Number of Children in US 311 reports of acute flaccid myelitis (AFM) have been reported in 2018. The illness causes kids to lose the ability to move their face, neck, back, arms or legs. The wave of U.S. cases spiked in September and have tapered off since then. The disease has spread across 36 states. Texas and Colorado have reported the most cases with 21 and 15, respectively. This year, no one has died from AFM. But the illness has claimed lives in the past. Doctors from the Centers for Disease Control estimate Dr. Nancy Messonnier, CDC, via CBS News
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