Rsv is deadly in babies - but after 5, I think the risk significantly decreases. I don’t think that is what happened here but I suppose it’s possible MOO
I was wondering about RSV because there has been a spike in RSV in babies and the elderly, recently. There appears to be a very contagious and severe type of RSV making the rounds.
I think you are right, in general and in normal circumstances. But I've read the the pandemic had an impact upon very young children and their immune systems. By being quarantined and masked for a few years of their early lives, they did not create the immune responses that most infants and toddlers get while they grow.
You do bring up a solid point about the pandemic and masking with RSV - I could see what you’re saying about the age being pushed out.I think you are right, in general and in normal circumstances. But I've read the the pandemic had an impact upon very young children and their immune systems. By being quarantined and masked for a few years of their early lives, they did not create the immune responses that most infants and toddlers get while they grow.
So it's being said that 3, 4, 5 and 6 yr olds are being hit hard by the flu and other contagious strains that they'd normally be able to easily ward off.
Here is one article as an example:
CDC issues warning RSV is on the rise in young children in Southeastern US
The CDC warned Wednesday that RSV cases are increasing in infants and young children in Florida and Georgia, possibly a sign of the start of the RSV season nationally.abcnews.go.com
The CDC said it wants clinicians and caregivers to be aware of RSV because it can be particularly dangerous for babies, young children and older adults.
Last year, RSV also appeared earlier than usual, spiking in October before declining in November. At the time, experts told ABC News that this might have occurred because children were not exposed to potential infection between 2020 and 2022 due to lockdowns, or because they were born during the pandemic.
It is very surprising and tragic they died at the same time. I agree. So devastating for that poor family.
I saw the same episode--IIRC, it was severe lead poisoning. The reason it happened was because the owners ignored the legal regulations about lead paint---which was outlawed and supposed to be stripped and repainted. That was never done on the front porch of that old apartment. And a young toddler was eating flakes of dried lead paint over a small period of time.
Yes exactly but one wonder if it happened once in an apartment complex maybe it happened again? It reminded me of his case because of being sick for a while and vomiting not dying directly after consuming something
or mice...What an interesting and certainly viable possibility. I lived in SW Colorado during the Sin Nombre Hanta virus outbreak that began in May 1993. It was a terrifying time. No one knew what caused it, whether it was transmitted person to person and even very healthy young people who had it were dying of acute respiratory distress after a very short period of time.
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Highly unlikely in an urban area. And these children had been ill for a while and would not have been playing outdoors. Big picture, I am sticking with some unregulated folk remedy.Hantavirus is an interesting idea, though you'd think other people would have inhaled it, too? The symptoms seem like a possibility:
Signs & Symptoms | Hantavirus | DHCPP | CDC
It sure is. Horrifying.
Mice infestations can be indoors.
Absolutely they can. But most hantavirus cases are in rural / farming / ranching areas. Just statistically, 94% of hantavirus cases occur west of the Mississippi. And only certain species of mouse carries it.
