Another “Polio Like” Virus
Original Post: What is this "Polio like" disease that has no cure that keep hearing about?
Dr. Bruno’s Response: There are more than 100 enteroviruses (viruses that live in your intestines), many having the same or similar neuron damaging capabilities as the 3 polioviruses.
The term "Polio-like virus" is a short-cut way of saying neuron-killing enteroviruses. There are 60,000 cases of AFM (Acute Flaccid Myelitis) in India each year, caused by "polio-like viruses," but no cases of polio.
Enterovirus-68 has caused about 100 cases of muscle weakness and some paralysis in the US.
You may be interested in reading this from the CDC - What is enterovirus D68?