NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — The Center for Disease Control has confirmed the second case of Acute Flaccid Myelitis -the polio-like illness affecting children across the country.
AFM is a rare but serious condition. According to the CDC, it affects the nervous system, specifically the area of the spinal cord called gray matter, which causes the muscles and reflexes in the body to become weak.
Texas, Colorado and Ohio top the list with more than a dozen cases in each state. The second case was recently confirmed in Tennessee.
So far in 2018, there are 196 confirmed cases of AFM in 39 states. These 196 confirmed cases are among the total of 357 reports that CDC received of patients under investigation (PUIs). CDC and state and local health departments are still investigating some of these PUIs.
