CDC warns about spike in RSV cases across South
3 years, 6 months ago

CDC warns about spike in RSV cases across South

CNN  

CNN — A common cold virus called respiratory syncytial virus is spreading across the South, causing an unusual wave of late spring disease, the US Centers for Disease Control and prevention said Thursday. “Due to this increased activity, CDC encourages broader testing for RSV among patients presenting with acute respiratory illness who test negative for SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19,” the CDC said in the alert. Infants, young children, and older adults with chronic medical conditions are at risk of severe disease from RSV infection,” the CDC said. “Each year in the United States, RSV leads to on average approximately 58,000 hospitalizations with 100-500 deaths among children younger than 5 years old and 177,000 hospitalizations with 14,000 deaths among adults aged 65 years or older.” RSV is one of the viruses seen more commonly in fall and winter, but incidence plummeted during the pandemic. “However, since late March, CDC has observed an increase in RSV detections reported to the National Respiratory and Enteric Virus Surveillance System, a nationwide passive, laboratory-based surveillance network,” the CDC said.

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RSV trauma sparks immunisation plea from mother to parents
8 months ago

RSV trauma sparks immunisation plea from mother to parents

ABC  

In short: More than 100 cases of RSV have been recorded in the Kimberley over the past month. RSV rates climb due to 'non-seasonality' of region After the birth of her second child in February, Ms Papasergio said she had no hesitation in getting her two-month-old son immunised, after the state government announced a free nirsevimab immunisation program for all …

Queensland babies to get free RSV jabs as cases of the virus surge
8 months, 4 weeks ago

Queensland babies to get free RSV jabs as cases of the virus surge

ABC  

The Queensland government will fund an immunisation program to combat Respiratory Syncytial Virus, which lands more babies and young children in hospital than any other condition. The government said the following groups will be eligible when the program begins in mid-April of this year: All newborn infants will be offered a dose before they're discharged from hospital Newborns who are …

What is RSV virus and why it is increasing among kids during winters?
10 months, 3 weeks ago

What is RSV virus and why it is increasing among kids during winters?

India Today  

Did you know that some people, especially the elderly and those in high-risk groups, can be infected with a virus called RSV during the winter months? GROUPS AT ELEVATED RISK FOR SEVERE RSV INFECTIONS Babies: Babies under six months are at higher risk because their immune systems are developing. RSV SYMPTOMS IN BABIES Early recognition of RSV symptoms in babies …

The threat of respiratory illnesses is underway, CDC director says, and hospitalizations are on the rise
1 year ago

The threat of respiratory illnesses is underway, CDC director says, and hospitalizations are on the rise

CNN  

CNN — Dr. Mandy Cohen, director of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, updated a congressional subcommittee Thursday about cases of respiratory illness in the US due to three viruses: flu, the coronavirus and respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV. “Flu season is just beginning across most of the country, though accelerating fast, and while we’re seeing relatively low …

Waves of children with breathing problems in Dutch intensive care units
1 year, 1 month ago

Waves of children with breathing problems in Dutch intensive care units

NL Times  

Pediatric departments and intensive care units for children in Dutch hospitals are currently witnessing an unexpectedly high number of young children with serious respiratory problems due to the respiratory syncytial virus, NOS reported on Friday. According to the Dutch public health institute RIVM, RSV is the most common cold virus among young children, with almost all children contracting it in …

RSV is straining some hospitals, and US officials are releasing more shots for newborns
1 year, 1 month ago

RSV is straining some hospitals, and US officials are releasing more shots for newborns

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — RSV infections are rising sharply in some parts of the country, nearly filling hospital emergency departments in Georgia, Texas and some other states. Reports of the seasonal virus are rising nationally, but experts said RSV is not expected to generate the kind of widespread patient traffic seen last fall, when hospitals were overwhelmed with sick, wheezing kids. …

Babies should get recently approved drug for RSV, CDC says
1 year, 4 months ago

Babies should get recently approved drug for RSV, CDC says

Associated Press  

Infants should get a recently approved drug to protect them against a respiratory virus that sends tens of thousands of American children to the hospital each year, U.S. health officials said Thursday. “We had a terribly bad RSV season last year and I’m thrilled that we have a new tool to protect our infants,” Dr. Mandy Cohen told The Associated …

Respiratory syncytial virus cases close to 10 times higher in some states, as testing rates increase
1 year, 5 months ago

Respiratory syncytial virus cases close to 10 times higher in some states, as testing rates increase

ABC  

Cases of respiratory syncytial virus have skyrocketed across the country, with some states reporting close to 10 times the number of cases compared to the same time last year. Key points: Respiratory syncytial virus cases have jumped in every state and territory except Queensland Experts say it could be due to post COVID complacency as well as higher testing rates …

FDA approves first vaccine for RSV after decades of attempts
1 year, 7 months ago

FDA approves first vaccine for RSV after decades of attempts

LA Times  

Human respiratory syncytial virus virions are colorized blue in this electron microscope image. The U.S. approved the first vaccine for RSV on Wednesday, allowing the sale of shots to protect older adults from a respiratory virus that’s most notorious for attacking babies but endangers their grandparents too. The move sets the stage for adults 60 and older to get vaccinated …

New Mexico issues public health order amid RSV case surge
2 years ago

New Mexico issues public health order amid RSV case surge

Associated Press  

SANTA FE, N.M. — New Mexico health officials are mandating hospitals revert to a “hub-and-spoke” model to ensure patients get the care they need amid an alarming rise in respiratory infections among children. The New Mexico Department of Health announced the public health emergency order Thursday as hospitals continue to be stretched thin by pediatric cases of respiratory syncytial virus, …

RSV responsible for 1 in 50 child deaths under age 5, study estimates
2 years, 1 month ago

RSV responsible for 1 in 50 child deaths under age 5, study estimates

CNN  

CNN — A new study estimates that 1 in 50 deaths of otherwise healthy children under age 5 around the world is due to a common virus that’s currently surging in the US: respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV. “This is the lowest-risk baby who is being hospitalized for this, so really, numbers are really much higher than I think some …

Brace Yourself for a Triple Wave of Seasonal Viruses
2 years, 1 month ago

Brace Yourself for a Triple Wave of Seasonal Viruses

Wired  

Every year it’s the same. Thousands of people get ill, and many die, but the odd extreme year aside, health systems across Europe and North America aren’t typically at risk of being overwhelmed. Nearly one in five PCR tests for RSV came back positive in the week ending October 29, with this rate having doubled over the course of a …

The Most Common RSV Symptoms Doctors Are Seeing Right Now
2 years, 1 month ago

The Most Common RSV Symptoms Doctors Are Seeing Right Now

Huff Post  

Marko Geber via Getty Images RSV is surging in children, but adults are catching the virus, too. Experts shared with HuffPost the most common RSV symptoms in children, healthy adults and immunocompromised adults. Here’s what to know: RSV is most common in children “RSV is traditionally very scary for little kids less than 5, especially less than 2,” said Dr. …

A ‘tripledemic’ of flu, RSV and COVID is feared in California
2 years, 1 month ago

A ‘tripledemic’ of flu, RSV and COVID is feared in California

LA Times  

Licensed vocational nurse Angela Tapia administers a COVID-19 booster to Louis Salazar Jr. as his father, Louis Salazar Sr., waits his turn at their home in Los Angeles. “We are potentially going into what people are calling a ‘tripledemic,’ or a ‘tridemic,’” warned Orange County health officer Dr. Regina Chinsio-Kwong, who on Monday declared a health emergency amid a surge …

RSV is surging. Here's what to watch for and answers about treatment options
2 years, 1 month ago

RSV is surging. Here's what to watch for and answers about treatment options

NPR  

Here's what to watch for and answers about treatment options Enlarge this image toggle caption AP AP Temperatures are dropping and the risk of COVID-19 and influenza are up. "They have a hard time getting out that excess fluid and that's why they have trouble breathing which then that leads to problems eating and drinking," Madhavan said. Madhavan said the …

What Parents Need To Know About The Surge In RSV Infections
2 years, 1 month ago

What Parents Need To Know About The Surge In RSV Infections

Huff Post  

You may have heard about pediatric hospital wards being overwhelmed by cases of RSV. “Almost all children have had RSV by age 2 years and will be reinfected throughout their life,” Dr. Ruth Kanthula, a pediatric infectious disease specialist with MedStar Health, told HuffPost. “We typically don’t see high numbers of RSV until later in the season,” said Kanthula, who …

California sees increase in RSV, a respiratory illness that can be dangerous for babies
2 years, 1 month ago

California sees increase in RSV, a respiratory illness that can be dangerous for babies

LA Times  

An increase in respiratory illnesses such as RSV has “stretched our capacity in the emergency department,” Dr. James Stein, chief medical officer of Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, said in a statement. “This increase in RSV and other respiratory illnesses have stretched our capacity in the emergency department,” Dr. James Stein, chief medical officer of Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, said in …

What’s behind worrying RSV surge in US children’s hospitals?
2 years, 1 month ago

What’s behind worrying RSV surge in US children’s hospitals?

Associated Press  

Children’s hospitals in parts of the U.S. are seeing a surge in a common respiratory illness that can cause severe breathing problems for babies. “I’m calling it an emergency,” said Dr. Juan Salazar of Connecticut Children’s Hospital, where RSV has caused a shuffling of patients into playrooms and other spaces not normally used for beds. “And that’s really when we …

The little-known virus that surged in children this year
3 years, 3 months ago

The little-known virus that surged in children this year

BBC  

The little-known virus that surged in children this year Jill Lehmann/Getty Images Hospitals have seen a surge in RSV cases over the summer, thought to be due to lockdowns during the pandemic lowering levels of immunity Doctors used to know RSV as a seasonal virus that emerged in the winter, but in the last few months in the Northern Hemisphere …

Respiratory infections other than Covid-19 are helping fill up pediatric wards
3 years, 3 months ago

Respiratory infections other than Covid-19 are helping fill up pediatric wards

CNN  

CNN — Texas Children’s Hospital is seeing a surge of coronavirus cases – nearly all of them caused by the Delta variant. “The past few days, the past week, we’ve been seeing high numbers of children coming in,” said Dr. Sarah Combs, a pediatric emergency medicine physician at Children’s National Hospital in Washington, DC. “This Delta surge has been coupled …

As Children's COVID Cases Surge, There's Another Virus On The Rise
3 years, 4 months ago

As Children's COVID Cases Surge, There's Another Virus On The Rise

NPR  

As Children's COVID Cases Surge, There's Another Virus On The Rise Enlarge this image toggle caption BSIP/UIG Via Getty Images/Universal Images Group via Getty BSIP/UIG Via Getty Images/Universal Images Group via Getty Early versions of COVID-19 largely spared children but the delta variant proved to be much less discriminating, and has led to more child hospitalizations. Pediatric hospitals in Texas …

Covid-19: Respiratory viruses in young children likely to resurge
3 years, 4 months ago

Covid-19: Respiratory viruses in young children likely to resurge

India TV News  

As Covid-19 physical distancing measures are being relaxed in many countries, there can be a resurgence of a childhood respiratory virus, researchers have warned. Before the Covid-19 pandemic, about 2.7 million children worldwide were infected with RSV each year, and it was the fourth most common cause of death in young children. "The off-season resurgence in seasonal respiratory viruses now …

Cold weather virus in summer baffles docs, worries parents
3 years, 5 months ago

Cold weather virus in summer baffles docs, worries parents

Associated Press  

The recent emergence of a virus that typically sickens children in colder months has baffled U.S. pediatricians and put many infants in the hospital with troublesome coughs and breathing trouble. “I’ve never seen anything like this before,’’ Dr. Kate Dutkiewicz, medical director at Beacon Children’s Hospital in South Bend, Indiana, said after treating two RSV-infected infants recently. “A lot of …

Cold-weather virus in summer baffles docs, worries parents
3 years, 5 months ago

Cold-weather virus in summer baffles docs, worries parents

LA Times  

LaRanda St. John’s 6-week-old son, Beau, receives treatment for respiratory syncytial virus in a hospital bed in Matoon, Ill. Doctors around the country are baffled by the summertime emergence of RSV. “I’ve never seen anything like this before,” Dr. Kate Dutkiewicz, medical director at Beacon Children’s Hospital in South Bend, Ind., said after treating two RSV-infected infants recently. “A lot …

RS virus epidemic in NL; 37 infections last week
3 years, 5 months ago

RS virus epidemic in NL; 37 infections last week

NL Times  

Public health agency RIVM has described the sudden surge of RS virus cases in the Netherlands as ‘an epidemic’. The number of reports of the RS virus in recent weeks has been higher than usual for this time of year, the RIVM confirmed to Nederlands Dagblad. "Because doctors have also been alerted about the RS virus at this unusual time …

Outbreaks of RS Virus reported in parts of the Netherlands
3 years, 6 months ago

Outbreaks of RS Virus reported in parts of the Netherlands

NL Times  

Young children in parts of the Netherlands, especially in Rotterdam and other areas in the southwest, are presenting with the RS virus. It is really weird that the virus is here now," Louis Bont, pediatrician and professor of respiratory infections at UMC Utrecht, said to NOS. While children die of the virus worldwide, the Netherlands' top-class pediatric intensive care can …

Officials raise alarms about another respiratory virus as COVID-19 fades
3 years, 6 months ago

Officials raise alarms about another respiratory virus as COVID-19 fades

LA Times  

Travelers at LAX last month. As COVID-19 fades, officials are warning about a rise of a different respiratory virus — usually a problem in the fall-and-winter cold season — that may be making a comeback as spring fades into summer. In an advisory issued by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and circulated by Los Angeles County public …

After a year of lockdowns, we're back to a more 'normal' year — with 'waned' immunity
3 years, 9 months ago

After a year of lockdowns, we're back to a more 'normal' year — with 'waned' immunity

ABC  

Off the back of a year of COVID-19 infections, social distancing and lockdowns, we're back to a more "normal" year — but with "waned immunity". Key points: RSV typically affects infants and young children The virus seems to be affecting people earlier in the season than usual Doctors are calling on people to keep up their COVID-19-time routine to limit …

Fears illnesses other than COVID-19 will mar 2021 as RSV cases rise in south-east Queensland
3 years, 10 months ago

Fears illnesses other than COVID-19 will mar 2021 as RSV cases rise in south-east Queensland

ABC  

The spread of a highly contagious virus with similar symptoms to COVID-19 has prompted warnings that 2021 could be a year of illness and disease as social distancing rules start to relax. Key points: Case numbers of RSV are three times higher than they were last year Most children recover easily, but some require treatment in intensive care Health authorities …

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