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US hospitals raise alarm about higher-than-normal RSV cases in young children
Posted 5:59 pm, January 11, 2020, by CNNwire
CLEVELAND (CNN) — Pediatricians across the United States are sounding the alarm about unusually high numbers of young children being admitted to emergency departments due to respiratory syncytial virus infection or RSV, a common virus that causes cold-like symptoms.
Most people recover in a week or two from the infection, but for infants, RSV can be serious.
In Ohio, the Cleveland Clinic has reported seeing an unusual uptick in pediatric emergency department visits due to RSV this cold and flu season.
“We have had an almost 20% increase in our emergency department visits in just the last few weeks,” said Dr. Purva Grover, the medical director of Cleveland Clinic Children’s pediatric emergency departments.
“There have been incredibly high volumes of patients coming through this year specifically with RSV and a combination of influenza B as well,” she said...
US hospitals raise alarm about higher-than-normal RSV cases in young children
Posted 5:59 pm, January 11, 2020, by CNNwire
CLEVELAND (CNN) — Pediatricians across the United States are sounding the alarm about unusually high numbers of young children being admitted to emergency departments due to respiratory syncytial virus infection or RSV, a common virus that causes cold-like symptoms.
Most people recover in a week or two from the infection, but for infants, RSV can be serious.
In Ohio, the Cleveland Clinic has reported seeing an unusual uptick in pediatric emergency department visits due to RSV this cold and flu season.
“We have had an almost 20% increase in our emergency department visits in just the last few weeks,” said Dr. Purva Grover, the medical director of Cleveland Clinic Children’s pediatric emergency departments.
“There have been incredibly high volumes of patients coming through this year specifically with RSV and a combination of influenza B as well,” she said...