Two Queen Creek children diagnosed with rare polio-like illness
QUEEN CREEK, Ariz. (KPNX) – More Arizona families are saying their kids are getting hit with a mystery paralyzing disease affecting a growing number of kids across the country.
It’s a condition called acute flaccid myelitis or AFM, similar to polio, and doctors say it affects the nervous system, causing weakness to the limbs.
Ten-year-old Lilly H. from Queen Creek was diagnosed with it in August. Her mom, Natalie H., says doctors initially did not know what was wrong when Lilly
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