'Medical mystery' still stumps doctors amid outbreak of poliolike paralysis

Jackson and other Children's Mercy researchers are continuing to examine the mysteries of EV-D68 and the poliolike illnesses.

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. — 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.