The same type of outbreak appears to have occurred in Colorado and in Ohio. The viruses are still being checked for similarities, but they may be the same thing.
Hospitals are busy in the areas where the breakouts have occurred. Some of the kids checked in Kansas City have been confirmed to have been infected with Enterovirus D68 (EV-D68). No vaccines for this virus are available right now, and there is no specific treatment designated for it.
Although there have not been any deaths yet, it is possible. Some have come close, and had to be put on ventilators quickly. After entering the hospital, they needed "intensive supportive therapy."
The symptoms start as a simple cold – but then get drastic fast. Respiratory problems start occurring rather quickly in some – just a few hours, but others will only have mild ones. It is possible that the peak of new cases occurred a week ago, but doctors are not yet sure.
One thing that we are seeing lately is a lot of new diseases break out around the world in various places – Ebola, MERS, SARS, new types of flu, West Nile virus, chikungunya. Some new ones have also entered the US. The Bible predicts this will occur during the end times. However, it will get worse than it is now, but thank God that there is mercy and that God has given us doctors working on solutions to these illnesses.
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Source: http://www.cnn.com/2014/09/06/health/respiratory-virus-midwest/index.html
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Keywords: D68, virus, Kansas City, outbreak, children, hospital
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