Beyond COVID, flu, RSV: Doctors warn several other illnesses are spreading through North Carolina

[littlemissmartypants]

Beyond COVID, flu, RSV: Doctors warn several other illnesses are spreading through North Carolina

As North Carolina braces for a harsh winter, health experts are sounding the alarm on a surge of illnesses beyond the typical trio of COVID-19, flu, and RSV.

Posted 2:33 PM today Updated 5:39 PM today

WRAL News

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Doctors warn several other illnesses are spreading through North Carolina
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“We’ve seen an enormous number of other viral diseases just enteroviruses, rhinoviruses and others that have been going on for several weeks and more than flu and RSV,” shared Dr. David Weber with UNC Hospitals.

Weber shared UNC Hospitals have seen higher than average cases of mycoplasma pneumonia, averaging 50-positive cases a week. Mycoplasma pneumonia, also called atypical or walking pneumonia, has been surging nationwide for months, particularly among children.
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The doctor also shared pertussis, also known as whooping cough, has been on the rise. Flu and RSV have steadily increased in North Carolina over the past few weeks.
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https://www.wral.com/lifestyle/health/covid-flu-rsv-spreading-north-carolina-dec-2024/

You can find the NCDHHS North Carolina Respiratory Virus Summary Dashboard Here:
https://covid19.ncdhhs.gov/dashboard

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[lynintenn]

1. I had whooping cough a few years ago.

Broke a rib coughing. Sickest I had ever been, I had the TDAP the yer before.

[OldBaldy1701E]

3. I pulled one once from a severe case of the flu...

I would have to stand in a door frame and hold myself hard against the frame to hold my ribs in place so I could cough without passing out.

It was a nightmare.

[Deuxcents]

2. NC has been baptized by fire, as they say. They've experienced way too much this year, now this.

[OldBaldy1701E]

4. And my mother is now in her 80s.

She is in NE Carolina. Damn. Well, she is a 45+ year vet of the emergency room, so I suspect she will be vigilant and take precautions.

It is a good thing my fragile ass is not there. I still miss it fiercely.

[littlemissmartypants]

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