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 ...

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 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.

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

Mom says son was New Jersey enterovirus victim's best friend, spent days in ICU. — -- Every night as Tabatha Vassey puts her son to bed, she said she wonders whether he’ll wake up in the ...

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, ...

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

Rates of enterovirus D68, a respiratory virus that can sometimes lead to a polio-like illness and paralysis in children, have risen significantly across the U.S. over the past month, new data show.

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.

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.

The CDC has detected 260 cases of enterovirus D68, which most commonly leads to respiratory illness among kids but can also cause acute flaccid myelitis in rare cases. IE 11 is not supported.