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Paralysis Condition Surges in Zika Zones

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Doctors puzzled over rise in Guillain-Barré cases.

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Medical experts are warning that an uptick in cases of Guillain-Barré, the West’s most common cause of general paralysis, may be linked to the spreading Zika epidemic.

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