Enterovirus causes rare cases of ileus.acute myelitis Which is similar to polio.
And confirmed Centers for Disease Control and Prevention There are 13 cases of acute myelitis, NBC News reported Tuesday.
The wastewater samples that were analyzed revealed a significant increase in the presence of an enterovirus known as (D68), which is linked to rare cases of acute flaccid myelitis, in addition to its effect on the nervous system and causing severe weakness in the arms and legs, especially in young children.
Alexandria Baum, professor of civil and environmental engineering, said: Stanford University “We are detecting EVD68 nucleic acids in wastewater across the country and levels are rising,” said West Water Scan, a nonprofit monitoring network.
For her part, the epidemiologist considered that Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security“This is the first evidence that the nation may be experiencing an increase in acute flaccid myelitis, and the second is that the time of year is right, as September is the month when cases of the disease are most likely to occur,” said Caitlin Rivers.
According to the network, anyone who has a cold is likely to have an intestinal virus, as viruses cause mild symptoms, such as a runny nose, cough, headache, and a general feeling of malaise.
The enterovirus D68 strain began causing serious problems in 2014, when it was US Increase in cases Parkinson’s disease 120 children were diagnosed with the disease.
There is no specific treatment for paralysis, even with years of treatment. Physiotherapy Intensively, many are left with life-changing disabilities.
Although a few dozen cases have been reported each year since then, larger waves of polio have followed a biennial pattern, rising again in 2016 (with 153 cases) and in 2018 (with 238 cases).
The pattern came to a halt in 2020 when the country went into lockdown due to Covid pandemicwhich has greatly reduced the spread of the virus.
