Doctors are seeing a spike in severe cases of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) among young children in Florida and Georgia, U.S. health officials warned Tuesday.
, noting that regional increases usually predict the beginning of RSV season,"with increased RSV activity spreading north and west over the following 2–3 months.", leading to as many as 300 deaths in those under 5 each year, according to the CDC. About 2 million doctor visits and 80,000 hospitalizations are also attributed to RSV in young kids.
RSV-related hospitalizations in Georgia rose from 2 in 100,000 children ages 4 and younger to 7 per 100,000 between Aug. 5 and Aug. 19, according to the CDC. Most of these hospitalizations were in infants.to help prevent infection in babies and at-risk toddlers. The monoclonal antibody is intended for infants under the age of 8 months. At-risk children can get a second shot up to about a year and a half old.
Danmark Seneste Nyt, Danmark Overskrifter
Similar News:Du kan også læse nyheder, der ligner denne, som vi har indsamlet fra andre nyhedskilder.
Doctors thought little girl's chest infection was winter bugArla Wood was initially given a course of antibiotics before further tests showed her full diagnosis
Læs mere »
Doctors told mum to 'terminate' baby - but she's never giving upJoseph and Precious McDonagh were left distraught after a 12-week pregnancy scan showed problems with the unborn baby
Læs mere »
All The Ways COVID Can Affect Your Heart, According To DoctorsSevere COVID-19 infections and long COVID both can wreak havoc on your cardiovascular system.
Læs mere »
Wasserman: Why this Florida State team may change how we view national title contendersFlorida State ranks No. 20 nationally in the Team Talent Composite, but its starters are much better than the data indicates.
Læs mere »
Man arrested after trying to run from Florida to London in a makeshift hamster wheelReza Baluchi was spotted in a 'manifestly unsafe' vessel, which resembled a hamster wheel, around 70 miles from the east coast of the United States. He refused to come off and had threatened to blow himself up, in what turned out to be a hoax.
Læs mere »
Babcock Ranch: Florida's first hurricane-proof townFlorida's Babcock Ranch was built to survive a storm. Hurricane Ian was the town's first test. Incredibly, the community weathered the storm – emerging almost unscathed.
Læs mere »