Health
Concerns over surge in virus potentially deadly in young children – WAtoday
Doctors at Queensland Children’s Hospital have sounded the alarm about a dramatic rise in cases of a cold-like virus which can be very dangerous for young children….
Queensland Childrens Hospital doctors say they have never been busier than in the last few months, which they attribute to a surge of cases of a cold-like disease which can be deadly in young children.
The highly infectious respiratory syncytial virus produces mild cold-like symptoms, including a runny nose and a cough, in most infected people.
Eight-week-old Ebony Mead had to be fitted with a feeding tube after contracting RSV late last year. Ebony made a full recovery.
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