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How polio came back to New York for the first time in decades, silently spread and left a patient paralyzed

Por: CNBC Health October 04, 2022

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A research assistant prepares a PCR reaction for polio at a lab at Queens College on August 25, 2022, in New York City.Angela Weiss AFP Getty ImagesWhen a young adult in a New York City suburb visited an emergency department in June after experiencing weakness in their lower legs, the shocking diagnosis would lead local officials to declare a health emergency in New York and put authorities across the U.S. and around the world on a state of... + full article



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