Influenza and RSV were historically the two major viruses circulating during “cold and flu season.” However, due to the emergence of COVID, what would typically be an average respiratory season, may now lead to a significant strain on the health care system, accord...
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Access a repository of information on RSV, influenza, and COVID-19. Learn facts about the viruses and explore ways to protect your patients from infection.
Céline Gounder, a CBS News medical contributor and editor-at-large for public health at KFF Health News, shared what you need to know about protecting yourself from COVID-19, the respiratory illness RSV and the flu — three infections that raised concerns last winter about the threat of a...
The patient did an antigen test for SARS-CoV-2 at home yesterday and it was negative. She received one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine in May 2020 but did not follow-up with the second dose because she experienced diffuse myalgias the day after the vaccine. She did receive aninfluenzavacci...
According to CDC, the US is in a flu epidemic now. Facing a “triple epidemic” of COVID-19, influenza, and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) simultaneously. CDC estimates there have been at least 1 6...
Seasonal respiratory viruses like influenza and RSV and other communicable illnesses can spread easily through direct and indirect contact with contaminated surfaces or objects. While COVID-19 is predominately spread through shared air, cold and flu germs can live on surfaces for days, which is why...
COVID-19, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) and influenza are respiratory infections caused by different viruses. The concern is that each has overlapping symptoms, and all are arriving together. There are ways to keep these viruses at bay as the U.S. enters the colder months. ...
Because RSV, influenza, and COVID-19 share symptoms, accurate testing is needed to distinguish one from the other. This CE-IVD marked multiplex PCR test is specifically designed to detect and differentiate between multiple respiratory viruses as the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic overlaps with ...
Since 2022, a triple epidemic of respiratory viruses—RSV, influenza and SARS-CoV-2—has been disrupting our daily lives. In addition, the media constantly reminds us of how this is straining emergency departments.