FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Local health professionals came together to discuss preparations and recommendations on respiratory illnesses that impact people the most through the fall and winter period. “For North Dakota to become the healthiest state in the nation, it’s very important for all North Dakotan’s to be engaged. And making decisions that safeguard their health and improve their wellbeing….
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – Health and Human Services data shows an increase of hospital stays in the U.S. after the holiday travel rush due to respiratory illnesses. According to Essentia Health, those issues haven’t necessarily hit the Midwest, but more so on the East and West coast. They say by getting vaccinated, it can help prevent the spread of illnesses…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Sanford Infectious Disease doctors are saying virus season is really heating up in the region. They’re starting to see flu cases in the adult population ramping up, as well as, RSV in children. However, Covid cases seem to be holding steady. The stretch between Thanksgiving and Christmas can be a rich petri dish for virus transmission….
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – Fargo doctors are seeing an increase in RSV cases and hospitalizations. It’s a common virus, but peaked a few months earlier this year. An Essentia Health pediatrician says the most susceptible are children six months and younger and those with heart and lung diseases and the immunocompromised. Signs your child may have RSV include a runny…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — RSV cases are rising across the country filling hospitals to capacity, but a local doctor says it’s at normal levels here for this time of year. Children under two-years-old, those who are immunocompromised and the elderly are at most risk of the virus and there’s no vaccine for it. A pediatrician at Sanford says its Children’s…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Children across the metro are getting infected with Respiratory Syncytial Virus, commonly known as RSV, earlier in the year than usual. “I’m definitely admitting children every single day with RSV and classically in years past, we would be admitting these kids in November and December and we’re seeing several a day that are getting admitted with…
With fears of a pandemic on the horizon due to the Wuhan Coronavirus that originated in China, Officials at Sanford say there are health concerns that are a more immediate threat already active in our region. Influenza and RSV, the respiratory syncytial virus, are two viruses that pose the highest risks to people of all ages in our region. In…
You may not know what respiratory syncytial virus is, but you’ve likely had it. If severe cases are left untreated, it could result to something serious. Most babies will get the respiratory illness that may look like a cold and most of the time, it goes away on its own. However, that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t be paying attention because…
