Thirteen-year-old Billy Sticklen of Joplin, Mo., developed polio-like paralysis during the summer of 2014 during the outbreak of the respiratory virus EV-D68. At Childrens Mercy Hospital in Kansas City, Mo., on Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2015, occupational therapist Kelly Grabendike works with Billy in the therapy pool. (Jill Toyoshiba/Kansas City Star/TNS)
An outbreak of severe respiratory illnesses leading to polio-like paralysis among children has doctors stumped.
When 13-year-old Billy Sticklen woke up the morning of Sept 24, he discovered he couldn’t lift his arms above his chest. Within days, his paralysis had progressed to the point where he could only move his hands and feet.
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