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Virus reaches epidemic levels in state
By: Andrea Koskey 12/14/10 10:34 PM
Examiner Staff Writer
An increase in a type of respiratory infection in young infants has caused the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to say the disease has risen to epidemic levels, but some health experts say it?s the time of year that is the problem.
Respiratory syncytial virus, known as RSV, most commonly affects premature babies and children through the age of 2.
Results were positive for nearly 20 percent of the roughly 400 children tested at 30 California hospitals, according to the CDC. The agency considers any rate above 10 percent to be an epidemic...
Virus reaches epidemic levels in state
By: Andrea Koskey 12/14/10 10:34 PM
Examiner Staff Writer
An increase in a type of respiratory infection in young infants has caused the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to say the disease has risen to epidemic levels, but some health experts say it?s the time of year that is the problem.
Respiratory syncytial virus, known as RSV, most commonly affects premature babies and children through the age of 2.
Results were positive for nearly 20 percent of the roughly 400 children tested at 30 California hospitals, according to the CDC. The agency considers any rate above 10 percent to be an epidemic...