The flu epidemic threatens and promises to be early, in an already difficult context

Credit: illustration Envato – DR Metropolitan France is increasingly threatened by seasonal flu, health authorities reported on Wednesday, with the epidemic announcing itself early in a health context already made difficult by a persistent Covid-19 and an outbreak of bronchiolitis. Last week was marked by a “increase in all influenza indicators“, summarized in a weekly … Read more

The first drug to prevent bronchiolitis in babies

R. Ibarra Madrid Updated:03/03/2022 03:08h Keep Related news The virus respiratorio sincitial (RSV) is the leading cause of lower respiratory tract infections such as bronchiolitis and pneumonia in children under 1 year of age. In Spain, this virus causes 80% of bronchiolitis, a common lung infection in babies and young children that causes inflammation and congestion … Read more

Influenza and bronchiolitis epidemics show signs of abating

The first week of January 2022 was marked by a “Sharp decrease in monitoring indicators for bronchiolitis in children under 2 years”, according to the weekly bulletin from the French public health agency, published Wednesday January 12, 2022. The agency is particularly concerned with “End of the epidemic in Ile-de-France” and the “Transition to the … Read more