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Wow. That sounds actually worse than polio, because there is no vaccine and limited if any recovery.
Since it's in the polio family, I'm surprised they've not tried to come up with a vaccine for it. Although I guess they did say they aren't sure it's JUST enterovirus, or rather enterovirus is just one of maybe several.
The world is indeed a dangerous place.
I don't think it's part of the polio family... just mimics the symptoms. I'm not sure about that. I'm at work, or I'd research further. Maybe someone can explain?
ETA: CDC says that poliovirus (another enterovirus - not just EV-A71 listed before) may cause AFM, but it says that stool samples tested negative for polio... interesting.
But, yes, it is worse than polio in that there is no vaccine for Enterovirus or Rhinovirus... scary stuff.
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