According to foreign media reports, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) said that a common cold virus called respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is extremely active in the southern United States. The virus , which is usually active in the fall and winter, can cause serious illness in some people, including children. However, due to social changes related to the COVID-19 pandemic, the virus is now emerging later than usual.
In a new recommendation, the US CDC pointed out that in the United States, there are about 58,000 patients under the age of 5 and about 177,000 adults aged 65 and above. The agency said about 100 to 500 children died and about 14,000 elderly people died in hospitalized patients.
Although most of these infections occur in the cold and flu seasons in the United States, the US CDC said that since April last year, the activity of the virus was very low, which may be due to the safety measures of the new crown epidemic: wearing masks, maintaining social distance, frequent hand washing, etc. However, now many people have been vaccinated and these regulations have been relaxed, as if the virus is reviving in some places.
Public health experts pointed out that the number of RSV cases has increased since the end of March this year, from Kentucky to Florida to Texas and Oklahoma , all of which have increased. However, it is difficult to determine the full range of these diseases, as the detection of RSV is limited after the usual disease season.
Another particularly worrying issue is that the recently passed reduced transmission of colds and flu seasons may put infants and young children at risk of more serious illness caused by RSV. The US CDC pointed out that there is currently no special treatment for this virus. On the contrary, doctors will control the symptoms of the virus, and the symptoms will vary according to the age of the patient.
