Areas of the U.S. are experiencing an outbreak of respiratory illness that has sent hundreds of children to the hospital. Some of the states affected include Missouri, Kansas, Iowa, Illinois, Colorado, Ohio and Georgia.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has tested a number of these cases and found they were a type of enterovirus, a common virus that usually causes mild respiratory illness but that can become severe in some individuals.
The CDC has updated information about this outbreak, including treatment recommendations and prevention advice here.
Listen in as Dr. Mary Anne Jackson provides important information regarding this very serious outbreak.
Reports of a Severe Respiratory Illness on the Rise
Guest
: Mary Anne Jackson, MD
From the Show: Healthy Children
Summary: Areas of the U.S. are experiencing an outbreak of respiratory illness that has sent hundreds of children to the hospital.
Air Date: 9/17/14
Duration: 10
Host: Melanie Cole, MS
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