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Wintertime virus keeps Minnesota hospitals busy during summer

A respiratory illness most commonly seen in winter has been responsible for nearly 500 Minnesota hospital admissions since May, adding to the capacity worries caused by a renewed surge of COVID-19 patients.

RSV, or respiratory syncytial virus, often leads to respiratory infections in young children and the elderly. It is the most common cause of bronchiolitis and pneumonia in children younger than 1.

The disease was largely dormant during the colder months, as was influenza, most likely because of masking and social distancing. But after vaccinations tamped down new COVID-19 infections, use of those safety measures waned and with it RSV re-emerged.

https://www.startribune.com/wintertime-virus-keeps-minnesota-hospitals-busy-during-summer/600091301/

 

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