(CNN) — Respiratory illnesses caused by an enterovirus are sending hundreds of children to hospitals throughout the Midwest and Southeast, health officials say. Twelve states are reporting clusters of enterovirus illness: Alabama, Colorado, Michigan,
The virus is called Enterovirus D68, a virus that mimics the common cold, but can be much more severe. “There are many viruses that actually cause the common cold. But there has been one, here over the past couple
Ten states have contacted the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for help investigating clusters of Enterovirus that's being blamed for the illness. (Credit: CNN). A respiratory virus is sending hundreds of children to
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Hospitals in Missouri and the Midwest have been swamped with hundreds of children suffering from a respiratory virus called Enterovirus-68. The virus has the same symptoms as a common cold and
Children's Hospital sent samples to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to confirm whether the cases are the enterovirus and they were confirmed on Monday. The symptoms are similar to a common cold but can be more severe such as runny