Health officials report spike in RSV cases after COVID restrictions are lifted
DETROIT – The pandemic precautions kept most of the normal childhood illness away but now that many of those precautions are gone children are getting sick again.
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The situation had led to an increase in an illness that is not normally seen much in the summer months. Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) is a common respiratory illness from September to April.
According to the CDC, the number of cases has skyrocketed this summer. They want parents and pediatricians to be on guard, especially in very young children.
When all three of their children developed runny noses, Jenna Giddens said she and her wife didn’t think much of it.
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