CDC: More cases of polio-like disease found in over 20 states
<p>The CDC says it found more cases of a polio-like disease in 22 states, including in New Jersey.</p>
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Oct 17, 2018, 11:08 AM
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Updated 2,222 days ago
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The CDC says it found more cases of a polio-like disease in 22 states, including in New Jersey.
According to the CDC, 127 cases are under investigation, with 62 cases confirmed of Acute Flaccid Myelitis, a neurological disease that can cause paralysis.
It is not clear what causes the condition, but the disease can develop after a viral infection.
More than 90-percent are in patients 18 or younger, with an average age of 4 years old.
There is currently no vaccine for the disease.
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