CDC says respiratory viruses may continue to spread for weeks, ‘possibly even months': report - Fox News

As respiratory viruses proceed to spread, the "tripledemic" is causing infections to spike crossed the state and putting strain connected the nation's wellness workers.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is informing Americans that the precocious level of aggregate respiratory illnesses could linger for a while. 

"We expect that precocious levels of respiratory microorganism enactment whitethorn proceed for respective much weeks, oregon perchance adjacent months," a spokesperson with the CDC warned, according to Fox 5 D.C.

In a telebriefing astatine the opening of the month, CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky said levels of flu-like unwellness were higher than mostly seen during this clip of the year, though noting that determination were signs that respiratory syncytial microorganism (RSV) had peaked successful immoderate areas. 

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"While this is encouraging, respiratory viruses proceed to dispersed astatine precocious levels nationwide," she said. "And, adjacent successful areas wherever RSV whitethorn beryllium decreasing, our infirmary systems proceed to beryllium stressed with precocious numbers of patients with different respiratory illnesses."

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky testifies during a Senate hearing.  ((Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images))

Walensky encouraged radical to instrumentality preventative actions, deterioration a disguise and get flu and COVID-19 vaccines. 

Many of the viruses circulating person akin symptoms and the CDC stressed the value of investigating to find treatment.

RSV usually causes mild, cold-like symptoms, with older adults and infants and young children astatine a higher risk, according to the CDC. However, fever is besides connected the list. 

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Travelers with protective look masks hold successful enactment to cheque successful astatine the Los Angeles International Airport successful Los Angeles, Monday, Dec. 19, 2022.  ((AP Photo/Jae C. Hong))

The bureau said that the flu tin origin mild-to-severe illness, and astatine times tin pb to death. The symptoms of the flu see a fever and a stuffy nose. Flu play kicked disconnected earlier this year.

COVID-19 has akin symptoms, including a fever and a sore pharynx oregon cough, with older adults and radical with underlying aesculapian conditions astatine higher hazard for terrible illness.

An electron micrograph reveals the morphologic traits of the respiratory syncytial microorganism (RSV).  ((Photo By BSIP/UIG Via Getty Images))

"You cannot archer the quality betwixt flu and COVID-19 by symptoms unsocial due to the fact that immoderate of the symptoms are the same," the CDC says connected its website.

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This sickly viral cocktail has near wellness attraction workers scrambling. Hospitals successful states crossed the state person reported diligent surges and immoderate officials person issued exigency orders.