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tyrannosaurus_r t1_it7juym wrote

Reply to comment by Keanu__weaves in Multiple Children’s Hospitals Are At Or Near Capacity Across D.C., Maryland, and Virginia by Maxcactus

Extremely common bug that I think was generally just called “a bad cold” or regarded as a generic respiratory infection until recent years. Not sure what the catalyst for public adoption of its real name (RSV) was— I’d guess the pandemic.

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Underscore_Guru t1_it7l6rg wrote

RSV is very common in newborn babies as well and is especially deadly to pre-mature babies.

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tyrannosaurus_r t1_it7lg0y wrote

Indeed. If there’s a bright spot to the pandemic, it’s at least that some folks are now cognizant of how dangerous even “routine” illnesses are.

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