Doctors warn of severe new Flu strain as RSV cases rise in California

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- As the days successful Central California get colder, doctors are seeing much cases of influenza and RSV successful children.

Doctor Amy Evans with Dizon Pediatrics said this play she's acrophobic astir the newest flu variant - Subclade K.

"It started successful the UK, it's present successful Canada and Japan. And it conscionable got reported successful Texas," said Dr. Evans.

The caller strain's symptoms are known to beryllium much terrible - and the doc says a flu changeable tin assistance forestall their intensity. But that's not the lone mode you tin support yourself.

"Hand washing is critical. Using Lysol everyplace is truly helpful. If you're sick astatine home, enactment astatine location and effort not to spell visiting," said Dr. Evans.

Another superior interest this play is RSV.

The Fresno County Department of Public Health said cases successful Central California are low, but Valley residents should cognize RSV cases are connected the emergence crossed the state.

Doctor Evans said 1 successful six children who are not vaccinated for RSV volition declaration the illness and astir a 3rd of them volition onshore successful the hospital.

But there's different adjuvant defense.

"About 2 and a half, 3 years ago, this caller vaccine came out, and it is simply a implicit crippled changer. It's called Beyfortus," said Dr. Evans.

That vaccine was besides recommended for infants pursuing a CDC advisory committee ballot successful June.

It comes astatine a clip erstwhile the information of different vaccines is being questioned by Health and Human Services secretary, Robert Kennedy, Jr.

On Friday, a sheet of CDC advisors- appointed by Kennedy-- are scheduled to ballot connected whether to alteration guidance connected administering the hepatitis B vaccine astatine birth.

The Doctor said a atrocious cough with congestion is usually a motion of RSV, and a adust cough with a sore pharynx are the astir apt symptoms of the flu.

If your kid is experiencing thing similar that, you'll privation to spot your aesculapian supplier for guidance.

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