Recently, acute flaccid paralytic myelitis has been on the rise.
This disease is rare.
Suddenly, one or both legs become weak and paralyzed.
Lesions occur in the gray matter of the spinal cord
If this disease is suspected, a spinal MRI examination is performed.
This disease is caused by infection with some type of enterovirus. There are no special treatment drugs.
Source: MMWR 11/16/2018