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Symptoms come on, said WQAD, like a common cold, but Enterovirus 68 — also known as HEV 68 — but progresses into more severe symptoms. One hospital in Quincy, Illinois, saw more than 70 children come in with symptoms of the virus over Labor Day weekend.
Doctors in Illinois are attempting to establish a connection between a respiratory ailment that has sickened hundred of school-age children in the state and a virus called Enterovirus 68 that has sent more than 300 children to the hospital in Missouri.
According to Reuters, hospitals in Illinois have placed age restrictions on visitors in an attempt to keep the highly infectious virus from passing from child to child.
In late August, hospitals in St. Louis and Kansas City reported a sharp increase in children with the kind of wheezing and coughing normally associated with asthma, high fevers, mouth blisters, skin rashes and body aches.
originally posted by: wastedown
a reply to: olaru12
A "Virus" that only affects children? So much so that hospitals would age restrict visitors?! Strange... I imagine "Ehhh well, 17 is legal in some states, My bad, sorry sir, no mouth blisters for you!"
I wonder if they can concoct a vaccine from puberty? Puts a whole new spin on "Act your age!"!
Might as well be me who says it... Anybody else connecting Executive Orders pertaining to respiratory illness, and immigrants with "mystery respiratory illness" with this "Child Only Virus", or is it just my ATS induced Conspiracynoia acting up again?
originally posted by: crayzeed
OK. I'll say it. Contrails and what they are putting into the air Sorry about that. It's very serious when children are involved. They are the next generation. That said my granddaughter has had a cough for 4 days now(in the UK) and the doctor says itis nothing and has got to go through her system.
The West is SOOOO weak in the great scheme of things.....pathetic
originally posted by: thesmokingman
a reply to: PurpleDog UK
The West is SOOOO weak in the great scheme of things.....pathetic
It appears you have nothing to add to the discussion but unfounded, and very incorrect assumptions. Just because there is a cough/cold virus going around, you think it is a goo opportunity to bad mouth the USA...WE are soooo weak? I better just shut up now before I find myself in trouble.