Coverage dated July 31, 2022

22 Infants Hospitalized Due to Parechovirus Infection as CDC Issues Warning

Headline from NBC10 Philadelphia

A common childhood virus called parechovirus, which can cause severe illness in infants younger than 3 months, is spreading in the U.S., the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said in a health alert issued Tuesday.

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  1. NBC10 Philadelphia

    22 Infants Hospitalized Due to Parechovirus Infection as CDC Issues Warning (opens NBC10 Philadelphia)

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    NBC10 Philadelphia's feed description

    A common childhood virus called parechovirus, which can cause severe illness in infants younger than 3 months, is spreading in the U.S., the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said in a health alert issued Tuesday.

  2. Deseret News

    23 infants have been infected by the parechovirus in Nashville and it’s spreading (opens Deseret News)

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    Deseret News's feed description

    There have been more cases of parechovirus in 2022 than in the past four years, the CDC reports.

  3. Fox News

    23 infants hospitalized in Tennessee for parechovirus, CDC warns (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    After 23 infants were hospitalized for parechovirus within six weeks, the CDC issued a warning to clinicians about the “unusually large cluster of infections.”

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