Rise in reports of polio-like illness being investigated An increase in reported cases of a rare polio-like illness that mostly affects children is being investigated by Public Health England.
Acute flaccid paralysis (AFP) affects the nervous system, causing one or more of the limbs to become weak or floppy.
PHE said 28 cases had been reported in England. Typically, a "handful" of cases are reported each year.
The disease remains very rare but anyone who develops weakness in any limb should seek medical help, it says. BBC News
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Acute flaccid paralysis (AFP) affects the nervous system, causing one or more of the limbs to become weak or floppy.
PHE said 28 cases had been reported in England. Typically, a "handful" of cases are reported each year.
The disease remains very rare but anyone who develops weakness in any limb should seek medical help, it says. BBC News
See also:
- PHE investigating rise in reports of rare illness Public Health England
- Guidance: Acute flaccid paralysis: clinical management guidance Public Health England
- Guidance: Acute flaccid paralysis: investigating and reporting a case Public Health England
- Form: Acute flaccid paralysis: reporting form Public Health England
- Guidance: Acute flaccid paralysis: information for patients Public Health England
- Warning issued over mystery rise of rare polio-like illness in England The Daily Mail
- Acute flaccid paralysis: Investigation into mystery rise of rare polio-like illness leaving children paralysed The Independent
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