CONNECTICUT — The fig of respiratory illnesses involving children is steadily connected the emergence successful Connecticut and 2 of the state's children's hospitals are seeing a surge successful patients, according to media reports.

The fig of children suffering from respiratory illness, Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) has led to implicit capableness conditions astatine Connecticut Children's Hospital successful Hartford, reported WTNH News 8. The National Guard whitethorn beryllium needed to erect a structure extracurricular the hospital.

The emergence successful cases began successful September and has steadily increased, WTNH News 8 reported.

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WTNH News 8 reported that the fig of cases astatine Yale New Haven Children's Hospital roseate from 57 to 106 recently. Health officials urged parents to get their children vaccinated for the flu.

Dr. Juan Salazar, who is enforcement vice president and physician-in-chief astatine Connecticut Children’s, told NBC Connecticut that "this is unprecedented. We’ve ne'er seen this before, and it’s creating challenges."

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The authorities wellness section is reviewing the concern and is searching for a solution. Salazar said a "weakened immunity" owed to information measures utilized during the tallness of the COVID-19 pandemic has apt led to an summation successful respiratory illnesses among children, NBC CT reported. But the doc stressed that "social distancing and masking" were critically important during the pandemic.

The CDC defines RSV arsenic "a communal respiratory microorganism that usually causes mild, cold-like symptoms. Most radical retrieve successful a week oregon two, but RSV tin beryllium serious, particularly for infants and older adults. RSV is the astir communal origin of bronchiolitis (inflammation of the tiny airways successful the lung) and pneumonia (infection of the lungs) successful children younger than 1 twelvemonth of property successful the United States."

According to the CDC, symptoms of RSV corruption usually include: "runny nose, alteration successful appetite, coughing, sneezing, fever, and wheezing."

Read much astatine NBC CT here and WTNH News 8 here.

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