A winter virus Health authorities are concerned, as there have been reports in recent weeks of patients who have been in bed for days, unable to leave their homes.
December is a time when families go abroad or travel to other provinces to celebrate the holidays. Chrismas holiday.
The alert remains in place in Costa Rica, where several people have recently been reported to have contracted the winter virus.
However, in other countries such as the UK, numbers of patients infected with the virus have been announced.
“I just came out of a bad cold that lasted about three weeks, during which my sinuses were almost completely closed and could only relax briefly while also producing mucus at an alarming rate.”
Last September in chili reported that rise In cases of respiratory syncytial virus infection in children and older adults, experts say the increase could extend to Mexico With the arrival of the winter of 2023-2024, Federico Gómez, director of teaching and academic development at the Children’s Hospital of Mexico, told EFE.
What is syncytial virus
Mexico’s National Epidemiological Surveillance System explains that respiratory syncytial virus is common and may cause similar effects to the common flu or cold.
“It is a common respiratory virus that often causes mild cold-like symptoms and is the most common viral cause of bronchiolitis, pneumonia, lower respiratory tract infections and hospitalization in infants worldwide.”
Syncytial virus is spread by coughing, sneezing, direct contact, touching an object or surface that an infected person touched, and then touching your mouth, nose, or eyes before washing your hands.
Symptoms of RSV syncytial virus
these are some of them symptom Symptoms that occur when a person is infected with RSV.
- fever
- Cough, which may sound dry or productive
- nasal congestion
- sneeze
- runny nose
- irritability
- Loss of appetite.