Viruses on the Rise in Houston

In Houston, pediatricians are seeing a lot of flu and respiratory viruses on the rise as well as strep throat infections. “Strep is something that we see year-round, but definitely right now, we’re seeing a lot of strep,” said William Chu, M.D., a pediatrician and medical director at Pediatrix® Primary + Urgent of Texas. Flu cases are also increasing. “We’ve seen a big uptick in the flu virus,” said Dr. Chu, adding that the rise in cases started just within the last couple weeks. “We’ve actually seen like little babies coming in with the flu, too.” Other respiratory viruses are also affecting children. “We’re also seeing a lot of RSV virus and starting to see a couple cases of Croup as well,” said Dr. Chu.

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