Public Health Sudbury and District warns that there is an increase of Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) across Canada now that cold and flu season is here
There is a seasonal uptick in Respiratory Syncytial Virus across Canada, but Public Health Sudbury and Districts said while there is no cause for alarm, people should certainly be aware that RSV is out there. Carly Zubalich, a registered nurse and health protection specialist at the health unit, said the higher incidence of RSV is happening at the same time as other common respiratory ailments such as the common cold and influenza.
While people typically get better on their own, those who are at higher risk, like older adults and young children, could develop more serious symptoms, Zubalich added. "I think an important thing with RSV, though, is that once you get infected, repeat infections are common," she said. "After that infection, you have a level of immunity built up from it, but for people who are young who've never been exposed to it, they wouldn't have the same level of immunity.
Zubalich said during the pandemic, more people were taking precautions to prevent infection, such as masking, physical distancing and hand sanitizing. Those precautions were highly effective as cases of respiratory illnesses dropped.
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