The Most Common Winter Viruses Doctors Are Seeing Right Now
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Key Points:
- Influenza is currently the most prevalent illness causing upper respiratory symptoms in the U.S., with rising cases, hospitalizations, and deaths, particularly from Influenza A among children.
- COVID-19 remains at moderate levels nationwide with a slight winter increase, though its infection rate is lower than that of the flu.
- Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) cases are relatively low this season, possibly due to effective vaccination efforts, but hospitalizations related to RSV are increasing.
- Common cold viruses, such as rhinovirus, are also circulating at higher levels, but generally cause milder symptoms that do not require hospitalization.
- Experts recommend vaccination against flu, COVID-19, and RSV, along with preventive measures like hand
