(Taiwan English News / Zhu Mingzhu Comprehensive Foreign News Report) The three outbreaks of coronary pneumonia, influenza, and respiratory fusion virus (RSV) have broken out and the epidemic situation in the United States has reached a stalemate. California and North Carolina have been reporting bad news one after another this week, and some sadly unfortunate children have died from flu complications.
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WRAL-TV、ABC News 4、The news and the observer The California and North Carolina departments of health and human services confirmed Monday and Wednesday, respectively, that the state recorded its first infant death this year from complications of the flu, and the North Carolina case was the first. since 2020. However, for privacy reasons, the health unit has not released other information such as the age and gender of the cases.
The new coronal pneumonia (COVID-19) epidemic has been raging around the world for nearly three years and as of this year countries have subsequently announced that they will coexist with the virus and have begun to ease border controls, lifting the ban on face masks. and other epidemic prevention measures All infectious diseases that have not caused a pandemic in recent years are back in vogue, including influenza, RSV, enterovirus, adenovirus and parainfluenza.
With the arrival of winter, the new coronal pneumonia epidemic has not stopped, and has entered a good time for the flu and RSV Many hospitals in different states of the United States are crowded with “three epidemics” patients . There are more than 1,800 cases of the flu statewide, with nearly 100 people hospitalized, according to a tally from the California Health Unit last week.
The number of influenza and RSV cases in North Carolina also increased significantly from the same period in previous years. 210 cases of influenza were reported at the University Hospital of Chapel Hill last week, double the previous week, according to the University of North Carolina Health Care. The total number of RSV cases also increased to 244, two-thirds of which were children. Duke University Medical Center admitted 155 flu patients in the last week of October, but only 31 in the previous week.
Meanwhile, WakeMed, a large hospital campus, had 656 cases of the flu in the last week of October, a 300% increase from the previous week; another 157 new cases of RSV.
Public health experts have warned that while most cases of COVID-19, influenza, and RSV may have only mild symptoms, when the “three epidemics” strike simultaneously, millions of people could fall ill and hospitals will be overwhelmed. we urge the public to get vaccinated as soon as possible, especially for high-risk groups. Although the new coronal and flu vaccine cannot prevent 100% of infection, they can still reduce the risk of serious illness and death.
Experts remind that in the face of multiple infectious diseases at once, it is already expected that this winter will be very difficult.In addition to reminding suitable people to get vaccinated as soon as possible, they should also establish good personal hygiene habits, including washing their hands with water and soap, sneeze and cough Cover with toilet paper when sick and recover at home when sick or have a fever to avoid the spread of the virus.
