WARNING FROM DOCTORS AFTER 6-YEAR-OLD DIES FROM WHAT WAS THOUGHT TO BE RARE CASE, MANY MORE PEOPLE ARE AT RISK
By Dreamer
On October 15, parents in Washington brought their little boy to the hospital thinking he has a bad bout of a routine illness. They expected him to get better, but he didn’t. Doctors believe he died from a new deadly virus.
Daniel Ramirez, age 6, passed away on October 30th. His parents thought he would get better in the hospital, but things just got worse. He began drooling. His speech became slurred. He started getting pain in his leg. He suffered a stroke, and then a second stroke. Despite all their best efforts to treat him, they could not save his life.
Doctors suspect Daniel had Acute Flaccid Myelitis (AMF). The disease, like polio, attacks the brain and spinal cord. Death is frequently the result.
What’s scary is that doctors think things are only going to get worse. The disease was first identified in 2014 when 100 children were hospitalized for it. Many are still recovering from the debilitating illness. The CDC has issued a warning that they have seen a surge in AMF cases in 2016, and they think it will be even more deadly.
“You hate to be an alarmist, but there’s reason to have some concern,” said Dr. Avindra Nath of the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke to the Washington Post. “What we don’t know is where are these cases. Are they clustered? Do they all look alike? Getting more information on these cases would be helpful.”
Daniel’s family is hoping an autopsy will give doctors some answers that might save the lives of other kids. “If we can prevent that, my son’s legacy will live on, and he will have died having a cause and a purpose,” said Daniel’s grieving mother.
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