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Las Vegas pediatrician warns of stomach virus sweeping through the valley
By: Abel Garcia
Posted at 10:39 PM, Dec 12, 2021
and last updated 1:39 AM, Dec 13, 2021
LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — Nausea, diarrhea, and sore throat are just a few of the symptoms of a different kind of illness is hitting the Las Vegas valley.
Pediatricians say they have seen a wave of stomach virus cases this month. Ashley Ore is one of those cases. She had to disinfect her entire home after her whole family was hit by a stomach virus.
It is an illness she thought was COVID, but turns out it was something like food poisoning.
“It’s like the flu, you feel very unwell, you don’t feel good for 24 hours, and then you get a couple of days where you have to rebuild your immune system back up,” Ore said...
...Doctors told 13 Action News there are two common viruses in the valley right now. One is called enterovirus and the other is an adenovirus. People with weaker immune systems, like children or people with respiratory or cardiac issues, are more at risk.
Dr. Carrie Wijesinghe with Siena Pediatrics says in the past month, she has seen a wave of new patients, and one in every three had the virus.
“About 16 to 18 percent of the patients, whether they are kids or adults who have COVID, actually have the GI manifestation of it, too, so it is difficult to distinguish it,” Wijesinghe said...
Las Vegas pediatrician warns of stomach virus sweeping through the valley
By: Abel Garcia
Posted at 10:39 PM, Dec 12, 2021
and last updated 1:39 AM, Dec 13, 2021
LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — Nausea, diarrhea, and sore throat are just a few of the symptoms of a different kind of illness is hitting the Las Vegas valley.
Pediatricians say they have seen a wave of stomach virus cases this month. Ashley Ore is one of those cases. She had to disinfect her entire home after her whole family was hit by a stomach virus.
It is an illness she thought was COVID, but turns out it was something like food poisoning.
“It’s like the flu, you feel very unwell, you don’t feel good for 24 hours, and then you get a couple of days where you have to rebuild your immune system back up,” Ore said...
...Doctors told 13 Action News there are two common viruses in the valley right now. One is called enterovirus and the other is an adenovirus. People with weaker immune systems, like children or people with respiratory or cardiac issues, are more at risk.
Dr. Carrie Wijesinghe with Siena Pediatrics says in the past month, she has seen a wave of new patients, and one in every three had the virus.
“About 16 to 18 percent of the patients, whether they are kids or adults who have COVID, actually have the GI manifestation of it, too, so it is difficult to distinguish it,” Wijesinghe said...
