MINNESOTA. THERE ROERARE OTHER CASES IN OTH
THERE ROERARE OTHER CASES IN OTH STATES.
STATES. >> IT’S SCARY.
>> IT’S SCARY. THE SIX NEW CASES IN MINNESOTA
THE SIX NEW CASES IN MINNESOTA POPPED UP IN THE LAST FEW WEEKS
POPPED UP IN THE LAST FEW WEEKS AND NOW WE’RE LEARNING THAT
AND NOW WE’RE LEARNING THAT COLORADO HAS SEEN 14 CASES SO
COLORADO HAS SEEN 14 CASES SO FAR THIS YEAR.
FAR THIS YEAR. >> Reporter: THIS MORNING
>> Reporter: THIS MORNING DOCTORS IN MINNESOTA ARE STILL
DOCTORS IN MINNESOTA ARE STILL STUMPED.
STUMPED. THEY’RE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT
THEY’RE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT CAUSED SIX KIDS IN THE
WHAT CAUSED SIX KIDS IN THE STATE TO RECENTLY COME DOWN WITH
STATE TO RECENTLY COME DOWN WITH A RARE CONDITION KNOWN AS ACUTE
A RARE CONDITION KNOWN AS ACUTE FLACCID MYELITIS.
FLACCID MYELITIS. IT IS SCARY AND DEADLY PUZZLE
IT IS SCARY AND DEADLY PUZZLE HEALTH OFFICIALS ARE BEEN TRYING
HEALTH OFFICIALS ARE BEEN TRYING TO SOLVE.
TO SOLVE. NOW LET WILLING INTOSETTLING INT
NOW LET WILLING INTOSETTLING INT SFWLCHLT WE WERE CURIOUS WHAT
SFWLCHLT WE WERE CURIOUS WHAT WAS GOING TO HAPPEN THIS YEAR
WAS GOING TO HAPPEN THIS YEAR AND WE’RE STARTING TO HEAR
AND WE’RE STARTING TO HEAR REPORTS THAT CASES ARE
REPORTS THAT CASES ARE REPEATING.
REPEATING. >> Reporter: THE POLIO LIKE
>> Reporter: THE POLIO LIKE ILLNESS IMPACTING CHILDREN
ILLNESS IMPACTING CHILDREN MOSTLY HAS NO CURE.
MOSTLY HAS NO CURE. ACCORDING TO THE CDC, CASES PEAK
ACCORDING TO THE CDC, CASES PEAK EVERY TWO YEARS.
EVERY TWO YEARS. FIRST GRABBING ATTENTION IN 2014
FIRST GRABBING ATTENTION IN 2014 WHEN 120 PEOPLE WERE DIAGNOSED.
WHEN 120 PEOPLE WERE DIAGNOSED. THE SPIKE IS CASES CONTINUING
THE SPIKE IS CASES CONTINUING EVERY OTHER YEAR ACROSS SEVERAL
EVERY OTHER YEAR ACROSS SEVERAL STATES.
STATES. 2018 HAS ALREADY SEEN 38
2018 HAS ALREADY SEEN 38 REPORTED CASES WITH 14 IN
REPORTED CASES WITH 14 IN COLORADO AND THE HALF A DOZEN
COLORADO AND THE HALF A DOZEN CASES IN MINNESOTA SINCE
CASES IN MINNESOTA SINCE MID-SEPTEMBER.
MID-SEPTEMBER. >> YOU KNOW, THIS COULD TAKE A
>> YOU KNOW, THIS COULD TAKE A REALLY QUICK TURN FOR THE WORST
REALLY QUICK TURN FOR THE WORST AND WE MIGHT NOT BE ABLE TO TAKE
AND WE MIGHT NOT BE ABLE TO TAKE HIM HOME.
HIM HOME. >> Reporter: THIS 4-YEAR-OLD IN
>> Reporter: THIS 4-YEAR-OLD IN MINNEAPOLIS WAS DIAGNOSED WITH
MINNEAPOLIS WAS DIAGNOSED WITH AFM BACK IN JULY.
AFM BACK IN JULY. HE COULDN’T MOVE HIS RIGHT ARM
HE COULDN’T MOVE HIS RIGHT ARM AND HAD TROUBLE SITTING UP,
AND HAD TROUBLE SITTING UP, WALKING, AND BREATHING.
WALKING, AND BREATHING. >> WE WERE DEFINITELY IN THAT
>> WE WERE DEFINITELY IN THAT PLACE OF NOT KNOWING WHERE IT
PLACE OF NOT KNOWING WHERE IT WAS GOING TO STOP OR HOW BAD IT
WAS GOING TO STOP OR HOW BAD IT WAS GOING TO GET.
WAS GOING TO GET. >> Reporter: AND WHILE HE IS NOW
>> Reporter: AND WHILE HE IS NOW HOME AND REGAINING STRENGTH,
HOME AND REGAINING STRENGTH, PART OF THE RIGHT ARM IS STILL
PART OF THE RIGHT ARM IS STILL PARALYZED.
PARALYZED. >> IT’S JUST BEEN SO SAD AND I
>> IT’S JUST BEEN SO SAD AND I AM PART OF A FACEBOOK GROUP AND
AM PART OF A FACEBOOK GROUP AND EVERY MORNING I WOULD SEE A NEW
EVERY MORNING I WOULD SEE A NEW CASE AND JUST START CRYING.
CASE AND JUST START CRYING. >> Reporter: THE CAUSE OF AFM IS
>> Reporter: THE CAUSE OF AFM IS LINKED TO VIRUSES, SYMPTOMS CAN
LINKED TO VIRUSES, SYMPTOMS CAN INCLUDE MUSCLE WEAKNESS IN THE
INCLUDE MUSCLE WEAKNESS IN THE ARMS, LEGS AND NECK, DROOPING OF
ARMS, LEGS AND NECK, DROOPING OF THE FACE OR EYELIDS AND TROUBLE
THE FACE OR EYELIDS AND TROUBLE SPEAKING OR SWALLOWING AND KITIT
SPEAKING OR SWALLOWING AND KITIT CAN LEAD TO PALSRALYSIS OR DEATH
CAN LEAD TO PALSRALYSIS OR DEATH >> THIS IS A VERY UNCOMMON
>> THIS IS A VERY UNCOMMON COMPLICATION OF A VIRUS.
COMPLICATION OF A VIRUS. SO MANY PEOPLE MAY BE INFECTED
SO MANY PEOPLE MAY BE INFECTED BUT VERY FEW MAYBE GET THIS RARE
BUT VERY FEW MAYBE GET THIS RARE COMPLICATION.
COMPLICATION. >> NOW THERE IS NO CURE OR
>> NOW THERE IS NO CURE OR EFFECTIVE TREATMENT FOR AFM
EFFECTIVE TREATMENT FOR AFM RIGHT NOW.
RIGHT NOW. REHAB CAN HELP THESE CHILDREN
REHAB CAN HELP THESE CHILDREN REGAIN SOME STRENGTH AND
REGAIN SOME STRENGTH AND FUNCTION IN THEIR LIMBS.
FUNCTION IN THEIR LIMBS. SOME CHILDREN RECOVER FINE.
SOME CHILDREN RECOVER FINE. BUT ONE LITTLE BOY FROM VIRGINIA
BUT ONE LITTLE BOY FROM VIRGINIA THAT WE MET IN THE 2016 OUTBREAK
THAT WE MET IN THE 2016 OUTBREAK DIED LAST MONTH.
DIED LAST MONTH. IT IS REALLY CONCERNING.
IT IS REALLY CONCERNING. >> SCARY.
>> SCARY. >> THEY SAY JUST WASH YOUR
>> THEY SAY JUST WASH YOUR HANDS -- IT’S A VIRUS.
HANDS -- IT’S A VIRUS. >> THE SO LIKE YOU WOULD
>> THE SO LIKE YOU WOULD ANYTHING, YOU KNOW, WASH YOUR
