Six children in Minnesota have been diagnosed with a rare “polio-like” disease since mid-September, state health officials said. Acute flaccid myelitis, known as AFM, affects the body’s nervous system — specifically, the spinal cord — and can cause paralysis. Unlike polio, there is no vaccine for AFM. Minnesota typically sees less than one case a … Continue reading Six cases of rare ‘polio-like’ illness diagnosed in children in Minnesota