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5 Facts you should know about
Acute flaccid myelitis (AFM)
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AFM affects the spinal cord, leading to muscle weakness and loss of reflexes
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Most people who develop AFM have had a viral illness with flu-like symptoms 1 to 4 weeks before symptoms of AFM
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Symptoms of AFM include sudden onset (acute) of weakness in the arm(s) or leg(s), loss of muscle tone, and decreased or absent reflexes
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AFM is rare, but an increasingly recognized cause of paralysis, occurring primarily in children
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The underlying mechanism involves damage to the spinal cord's grey matter
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