Experts rush to determine the cause of the disease known as AFM as surges occur in alternate years
Mikell Sheehan thought her seven-year-old daughter, Bailey, had a terrible cold. But eight days and eight doctor’s visits later, Bailey was paralyzed on her right side, in what would turn out to be one the first surges of a syndrome called acute flaccid myelitis (AFM) in 2014.
Since then, 500 children across the United States have fallen ill with the little-understood paralyzing disease, with upticks happening every other year. In 2018, 158 cases were diagnosed, the largest number to date.
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