The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is reporting high levels of RSV across the United States, with seven states experiencing 'very high' levels and 14 with 'high' levels. This surge in cases is putting a strain on hospitals, particularly in areas like Louisiana where RSV cases are coupled with high influenza rates.
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runny nose, coughing, sneezing, or fever, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). However, for babies, some young children, older adults, and those with a weakened immune system, RSV can cause severe illness. Therefore, the CDC recommends that adults 60 years and older, pregnant people, infants, and certain young children receive one of four approvedof pregnant persons received it. And now the CDC is reporting seven states with 'very high' RSV levels and 14 with 'high' levels.It should be noted that the levels of states with an asterisk are based 'on a small segment (less than 5%) of the population and may not be representative of the state/territory,' says the CDC. Further, Oregon, North Dakota, and Montana did not report any data to the CDC to be included., for the week ending Dec. 14, 150 people were hospitalized for RSV in the state. The two weeks prior, 148 and 147 people, respectively, were hospitalized. Though Louisiana isn't independently reporting its RSV data, it leads the country in influenza cases and, coupled with RSV, this is straining some hospitals.Nola.com reports that, at this time last year, about 5 percent of patients at Children's Hospital were testing positive for RSV. Now, that number has ballooned to 20 percent. 'Children under the age of one make up the majority of RSV emergency visits, followed by children ages two to four,' they not
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