Posted on 11/30/2023 9:52:12 AM PST by Red Badger
An 'extremely high' number of children are being diagnosed with pneumonia in Ohio — which is now the first US state to report an outbreak like the one in China.
Health officials in Warren County, 30 miles north of Cincinnati, said there have been 142 pediatric cases of the condition — dubbed 'white lung syndrome' — since August.
'Not only is this above the county average, it also meets the Ohio Department of Health definition of an outbreak,' the county's health department said Wednesday.
The spread of cases has raised fears that an American outbreak of the infection that has overwhelmed hospitals China could hit this winter. Several European countries are battling similar crises.
But a source at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said that, nationally, 'nothing is out of the ordinary'.
An 'ongoing investigation' is underway in Ohio into what is triggering the wave of illness, but officials do not think it is a new respiratory disease — and instead blame a mixture of several common infections all hitting at once.
Patients so far have tested positive for mycoplasma pneumoniae, a bacterial lung infection for which some antibiotics are useless, strep, and adenovirus, a normally benign respiratory infections.
The average age of patients is eight, though some are as young as three.
There are several theories, one of which is that children's immunity has been weakened by lockdowns, mask-wearing and school closures during the pandemic — leaving them more vulnerable to seasonal illnesses.
Bacterial respiratory infections usually flare up every few years, normally as people are recovering from a wave of flu or other viral illnesses.
Mycoplasma pneumoniae infections tend to peak every three to seven years, the CDC says, with the illness having not peaked since the Covid pandemic hit in 2020.
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EV................
Huh? Imagine that!
Hmmm - Warren County is where I live. I have heard nothing of this until now. Then again, my children are adults nd I pay zero attention to “local” news because the broadcasts are horrible.
Metmom: " Here it comes.Just in time to mess up Christmas.
I've noticed a lot more people wearing masks today.
Here we go again."
" An 'extremely high' number of children are being diagnosed with pneumonia in Ohio
— which is now the first US state to report an outbreak like the one in China."
"Health officials in Warren County, 30 miles north of Cincinnati, said there have been 142 pediatric cases of the condition — dubbed 'white lung syndrome' — since August."
"'Not only is this above the county average, it also meets the Ohio Department of Health definition of an outbreak,'
the county's health department said Wednesday."
"The spread of cases has raised fears that an American outbreak of the infection that has overwhelmed hospitals China could hit this winter.
Several European countries are battling similar crises."
But a source at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said that, nationally, 'nothing is out of the ordinary'. '
"An 'ongoing investigation' is underway in Ohio into what is triggering the wave of illness, but officials do not think it is a new respiratory disease
— and instead blame a mixture of several common infections all hitting at once."
"Patients so far have tested positive for mycoplasma pneumoniae , a bacterial lung infection for which some antibiotics are useless, strep, and adenovirus, a normally benign respiratory infections."
" The average age of patients is eight, though some are as young as three."
There is additional information is at the original posting and web site.
He’s a Commie Pig, Jim...................
A friend of mine has pneumonia.
Now I will see if that pneumonia vaccine really works.
I just got my pneumonia vax last month...................
+1. And not that hard to figure out, if one has a functioning brain, at least. They got away with it once, so they'll keep doing it.
How convenient.
Covidiots destroyed immune systems.
There’s your answer
We will never have another Viral outbreak where we don’t have to seriously consider whether it was produced in a LAB.
EVER.
My experience as a manager is that seeing co-workers miss work is a lot more contagious than any illness.
It appears that way to me. Eldest daughter and family came from Iowa to spend Thanksgiving time with us, also other relatives from Hawaii and Colorado. Half of them complaining that they had gotten the flu or colds recently, and son-in-law had a cough that he says won't go away. We haven't had colds or flu for years. They all got the vac and boosters, while us seniors are unvaxxed. A week later, we haven't caught anything from them (knock on wood). Went to my doctor's office this week for a checkup, I'm fine except for overeating.
“I can’t leave my sick child to go vote!”
Well - yes I’ve seen that as well, but it wasn’t even deer season yet LOL
Gee, it wouldn’t have anything to do with the number of illegals flooding this country, now would it?
Lol.
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