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submitted 11 months ago by MicroWave@lemmy.world to c/news@lemmy.world

Dr. Mandy Cohen, director of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, updated a congressional subcommittee Thursday about cases of respiratory illness in the US due to three viruses: flu, the coronavirus and respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV.

“RSV season is in full swing,” Cohen told the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations.

“Flu season is just beginning across most of the country, though accelerating fast, and while we’re seeing relatively low levels of Covid, Covid is still the primary cause of new respiratory hospitalizations and deaths, with about 15,000 hospitalizations and about 1,000 deaths every single week,” she said.

“We are seeing a lot of RSV, particularly in the southern part of the country, so we’re near peak is what I would say for RSV,” Cohen said.

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[-] ExtraordinaryJoe@reddthat.com 22 points 11 months ago

I had never heard of RSV until my dad (80) was recently diagnosed. It's a nasty illness and highly contagious. He can barely breath, but is getting better. He carries oxygen with him now to keep his oxygen levels up.

[-] LeadEyes@lemmy.world 17 points 11 months ago

I caught it in my 30s and it was two weeks of misery. I had never been that sick with a respiratory virus in my life. It's easy to see it being dangerous for the very young and old.

[-] anarchrist@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 11 months ago

Did it feel like a day of intense sinus pain and then just an explosion of mucus from every orifice for a week and then a honking cough? Because i think i had that and thought the exact same thing.

[-] LeadEyes@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago

Actually yes. The most distinct thing that I remember was the intense sinus pain. Like a burning pain.

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