Category: paralysis

AFM is Serious: Know the Symptoms. Act Fast.

Acute flaccid myelitis (AFM) is a serious neurologic condition that causes limb weakness and paralysis. While uncommon, AFM affects mostly children, and can have devastating, long-term effects for patients and their families. There have been three AFM outbreaks in the United States—in 2014, 2016, and 2018. If this biennial pattern continues, another outbreak might occur Read More >

July 27, 2020 by Blog Administrator3 Comments

Disease Investigation, Disease Outbreak, General, preparedness

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Viral Lessons: What Paralysis Taught Me About Preparedness and Response

An enlarged view of a female Culex quinquefasciatus mosquito

Sometime in mid-August of 2010, I was bitten by a mosquito here in Decatur, Georgia. Normally, that’s not something worth mentioning, but in this instance the mosquito that bit me was carrying a virus, and that bite changed my life. The mosquito that bit me was carrying West Nile virus (WNV). Within a few days Read More >

October 21, 2019 by Devin Lenz4 Comments

General, prevention, Vectorborne, Zoonotic Disease

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