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A Surge of Respiratory Infections Leave Children’s Hospitals Overflowing

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Upon returning to school toward the end of summer, hospitals experienced substantial increases in pediatric hospitalizations in children with severe respiratory illnesses. Some health care professionals anticipate it worsening as we enter the cold and flu seasons. “It is usually October through March when we start to see increased respiratory infections,” said Zachary Hoy, M.D., pediatric infectious disease specialist at Pediatrix® Nashville Pediatric Infectious Disease. “Typically, the season starts with RSV and enterovirus and then influenza virus towards December and January.”

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