Reseachers wanted to know why some enterovirus 68 patients became paralyzed. — -- When 4-year-old Allen Howe went from being a little goofball to being unable to move 80 percent of his body ...

The virus, known as enterovirus 68, is similar to the rhinovirus that causes the common cold, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. But unlike a cold, ...

Enterovirus 68 is just one of many potential causes of respiratory illness. And the only way to know if someone has this particular type of virus is through a form of testing that sequences the virus.

Enterovirus D68 has been known to health authorities since the 1960s, when doctors uncovered it as the culprit behind a group of hospitalized children in California.

Enterovirus-68, the rare and severe respiratory illness that started in the Midwest and spread quickly across the rest of the country, has been found in four dead people, ...

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Rates of enterovirus D68 infections are rising, and the virus could lead to a rare polio-like condition in children. Dr. Leana Wen tells parents what they need to know.

But enterovirus D68 is also affecting children who have never before experienced respiratory distress. In serious cases, it’s landing them in intensive care.

Women with enterovirus symptoms, such as fever, respiratory issues or diarrhea, should not breastfeed babies younger than 3 ...

The association between enterovirus infection and islet autoimmunity was greater in individuals who later progressed to type 1 diabetes, with odds ratio 5.1 vs 2.0 for those who didn't.

Rates of enterovirus D68 infections are rising, and the virus could lead to a rare polio-like condition in children. Dr. Leana Wen tells parents what they need to know.