First, to be clear. Lucian does not OFFICIALLY have EV-D68, as there was no information about the virus at the time and once we found out, the window for testing had closed. Due to this fact, the doctors refer to his 'unknown' virus as "California Polio-like Syndrome."
Second, "California Polio-like Syndrome" has the same onset, symptoms, treatments (none), and all around seems to be the same. However as stated, the testing time frame has long since past.
It is our families hope that we can raise enough awareness of EV-D68, to help another family, and help diagnose the disease within the limited time frame.
Second, "California Polio-like Syndrome" has the same onset, symptoms, treatments (none), and all around seems to be the same. However as stated, the testing time frame has long since past.
It is our families hope that we can raise enough awareness of EV-D68, to help another family, and help diagnose the disease within the limited time frame.
"Enterovirus D68 (EV-D68) is one of more than 100 non-polio enteroviruses. This virus was first identified in California in 1962.
[...] EV-D68 can cause mild to severe respiratory illness.
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[...] Since EV-D68 causes respiratory illness, the virus can be found in an infected person’s respiratory secretions, such as saliva, nasal mucus, or sputum. EV-D68 likely spreads from person to person when an infected person coughs, sneezes, or touches a surface that is then touched by others.
[...] In general, infants, children, and teenagers are most likely to get infected with enteroviruses and become ill. That's because they do not yet have immunity (protection) from previous exposures to these viruses. We believe this is also true for EV-D68. Adults can get infected with enteroviruses, but they are more likely to have no symptoms or mild symptoms.
[...] There is no specific treatment for people with respiratory illness caused by EV-D68.
For mild respiratory illness, you can help relieve symptoms by taking over-the-counter medications for pain and fever. Aspirin should not be given to children.
Some people with severe respiratory illness may need to be hospitalized.
There are no antiviral medications currently available for people who become infected with EV-D68.
[...] There are no vaccines for preventing EV-D68 infections." *
"In August 2014, the virus caused clusters of respiratory disease in eleven, mostly Midwestern, states of the U.S., first confirmed in Kansas City, Missouri, and Chicago. By mid-September there were 145 suspected cases in states in the US, including Colorado, Louisiana, Alabama, New York, New Jersey, North Carolina, Michigan, Missouri, Iowa, Illinois, Montana, Kentucky, Kansas, Oklahoma, Indiana, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Wisconsin (Including one involving a previously asthmatic non-immunocompromised adult).
In Canada in September 2014, 49 cases of the virus were confirmed in Alberta, three in British Columbia, and over 100 in Ontario. Health officials reported Los Angeles County's first case of enterovirus 68 on October 1, 2014.-JT760.The first case of enterovirus D68, a potentially serious respiratory illness, has been confirmed in Riverside County on October 3, 2014. The health department said the teenager is from southwest Riverside County and was treated in San Diego County.-JT760.According to the CDC, 538 people from 43 states have been confirmed between mid-August to October as having the virus. |
There have been reports specifically among younger children of muscle paralysis, and a few deaths, however the paralysis accounts and deaths have not yet had a proven link directly to the virus.
The first death to be blamed on the virus is the death of a 4-year-old boy named Eli Waller. According to a New Jersey health officer, "He had no signs of any illness that night, and his passing was sudden and shocking." **
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