(CNN) -- More than a dozen cases of Enterovirus D68 have been confirmed in New York state, according to officials.
"EV-D68 is causing cases of severe respiratory illness ... sometimes resulting in hospitalization, especially among children with asthma," the NYS Department of Health said in a statement Friday.
Enteroviruses are quite common in September; the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates 10 to 15 million people are infected by these viruses each year. But doctors believe this particular type of enterovirus, Enterovirus D68, is causing more serious problems than others have in years past.
As of September 11, more than 80 cases in six other states -- Colorado, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky and Missouri -- have been confirmed to be EV-D68, according to the CDC.
New York is the first state in the Northeast with confirmed cases.
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not sure about all that there but the 'cold' the wife and I have shared lo' these past 2 weeks tells me that it's strain is much mutated from what I've ever normally called a 'cold'...chest congestion, phlegmy cough and snotty nose for a good stretch...the times and germs they are a changing.
"EV-D68 is causing cases of severe respiratory illness ... sometimes resulting in hospitalization, especially among children with asthma," the NYS Department of Health said in a statement Friday.
Enteroviruses are quite common in September; the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates 10 to 15 million people are infected by these viruses each year. But doctors believe this particular type of enterovirus, Enterovirus D68, is causing more serious problems than others have in years past.
As of September 11, more than 80 cases in six other states -- Colorado, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky and Missouri -- have been confirmed to be EV-D68, according to the CDC.
New York is the first state in the Northeast with confirmed cases.
more
Enterovirus D68 confirmed in New York - CNN.com
not sure about all that there but the 'cold' the wife and I have shared lo' these past 2 weeks tells me that it's strain is much mutated from what I've ever normally called a 'cold'...chest congestion, phlegmy cough and snotty nose for a good stretch...the times and germs they are a changing.