According to the CDC, parechoviruses are spreading in many states.
The viruses can be life threatening for babies.
One baby was killed in June.
Federal health officials in the US are warning doctors and parents that a dangerous virus is spreading across the country and can be life threatening for young infants.
According to the CDC, parechoviruses is currently circulating in a number of US states. The CDC has only collected positive samples of PeV-A3 which is the type of parechoviruses that is most often associated with severe disease.
The baby was 20 days old when his mom noticed he was crying a lot.
He was admitted to the hospital after his chest turned red and he started having convulsions. The child died two weeks after being born.
There is no cure for parechoviruses. The CDC says that older children who get infections may only have mild illness, like a cold, while others may not feel anything at all.
The CDC wants doctors to think about parechoviruses when they see very young patients.
The health agency wants doctors to test for PeV in infants who may have signs and symptoms.
Every year, the CDC logs less than 50 parechoviruses cases in the US.
Symptoms that can be seen in toddlers under 5 are upper respiratory tract infections. The CDC says that most children are infectious by kindergarten.
Illnesses in toddlers and older kids are usually mild, but there are a few reports of children as young as 8 years old with severe infections of parechoviruses, which can cause headaches, dizziness, and confusion.
Newborns who are less than one month old are most at risk of contracting parechoviruses. Most of the white blood cells in the fluid come from infants who have a parechoviruses.
In the first months of life, it's important to keep your baby away from people who are sick.
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