DALLAS -- A child being treated for Enterovirus 68 at Children's Medical Center of Dallas is now paralyzed in his right arm, hospital officials said on Thursday.
The boy is expected to undergo physical therapy and will be released from the hospital soon.
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Enterovirus 68 is a respiratory illness which has affected children across the country this year.
According to the Associated Press, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention told doctors to be alert for a "polio-like" virus. So far Colorado has seen 10 cases where children became paralyzed.
Four people in Denver have also been treated for the mysterious symptoms, according to the Associated Press.
So far Enterovirus has been linked to four deaths in the nation.
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