CDC alerts doctors to an increase in RSV cases among young children and babies

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CDC alerts doctors to an increase in RSV cases among young children and babies
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Cases of the respiratory illness are ticking up in Florida and Georgia, the CDC said Tuesday.

,"with increased RSV activity spreading north and west over the following 2–3 months."

The late summer increase appears to suggest that RSV, or respiratory syncytial virus, is once again falling into a typical seasonal pattern afterFrom Aug. 5 through Aug. 19, the rate of RSV-related hospitalizations increased from 2 in 100,000 kids ages 4 and younger to 7 per 100,000, the CDC reported. The majority of those hospitalizations were in babies less than a year old.

Every year, RSV infections cause about 2 million doctor visits, 80,000 hospitalizations and up to 300 deaths in children under five, according to theThe CDC advised doctors to be ready with a new RSV shot for young children meant to help prevent the respiratory infection

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