‘Three viruses at once’: Ohio doctors battle RSV, Covid-19, flu ahead of Christmas
CLEVELAND, Ohio - Doctors across Northeast Ohio are battling the “tripledemic,” also known as the combined threat of RSV, Covid-19 and influenza.
“I couldn’t breathe, coughing all night long and I couldn’t sleep for three weeks, I had to sleep sitting up,” said Susan Allen. Dr. Christine Schmotzer with University Hospitals said doctors are seeing more patients come through the door with serious illnesses in the past couple of weeks.
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