People are spreading holiday cheer — and germs, leading to sicknesses like COVID, flu, RSV, norovirus stomach bug and more. But how long are you contagious? Dr. Carla Garcia Carreno, Children's Medical Center Plano director of infection prevention and control, is already seeing upticks in ...
Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV)is a common, contagious, respiratory infection that can affect people of all ages. It can causesymptoms of a typical cold. But, in some situations, it may lead to a lung infection. Typically, a bout of RSV is mild and resolves on its own within a few d...
The novel coronavirus, meanwhile, is highly contagious while also causing many asymptomatic infections. You can't look at someone and know whether they have the virus. COVID-19 has also proved tospread to animalsas well as humans, with infections confirmed in tigers, gorillas, apes,minks, cats...
mainly through respiratory droplets produced when an infected person coughs, sneezes, or talks,"the CDC says. "These droplets can land in the mouths or noses of people who are nearby or possibly be inhaled into the lungs. Spread is more likely when people are in close contact with one anoth...
It's that time of year! People are spreading holiday cheer — and germs, leading tosicknesses like COVID, flu, RSV,norovirus stomach bugand more. But how long are you contagious? Dr. Carla Garcia Carreno,Children's Medical Center Plano director of infection prevention and control, is alread...
It's that time of year! People are spreading holiday cheer — and germs, leading tosicknesses like COVID, flu, RSV,norovirus stomach bugand more. But how long are you contagious? Dr. Carla Garcia Carreno,Children's Medical Center Plano director of infection prevention and control, is alread...
It's that time of year! People are spreading holiday cheer — and germs, leading tosicknesses like COVID, flu, RSV,norovirus stomach bugand more. But how long are you contagious? Dr. Carla Garcia Carreno,Children's Medical Center Plano director of infection prevention and control, is alread...
People are spreading holiday cheer — and germs, leading to sicknesses like COVID, flu, RSV, pneumonia and more. But how long are you contagious? Dr. Carla Garcia Carreno, Children's Medical Center Plano director of infection prevention and control, is already seeing upticks in RSV, COVID...