//'People need to take it seriously': Family shares AFM journey as CDC warns of fall outbreak

'People need to take it seriously': Family shares AFM journey as CDC warns of fall outbreak

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is warning parents about a life-threatening neurological disease that affects children. Acute flaccid myelitis, or AFM, begins as a common cold and can develop into respiratory problems and sudden limb weakness. According to the CDC, the United States could see an outbreak of AFM in the fall. With a possible outbreak on the horizon, one Iowa family hopes