Is Enterovirus D68 A New Virus?
Discussion
Enteroviral infections are RNA viruses including Coxsackieviruses A and B, Echoviruses and Enteroviruses. They are common and spread by respiratory secretions, fecal-oral contamination and fomites. They commonly occur in summer and fall in temperate climates but are less seasonally seen in the tropics. Hand hygiene is especially important to prevent infection. The incubation period is usually 3-6 days. The viruses are best isolated from the throat, stool and rectal swab specimens but other infectious sites can also be used for viral isolation. Treatment is supportive. Infants, children and teens are more likely ...
Source: PediatricEducation.org - October 20, 2014 Category: Pediatrics Authors: pediatriceducationmin Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: news
Dealing with Deadly Diseases: 6 Ways to Prep Your Practice
With all the media coverage of Ebola and enterovirus D68, there are several things your practice can do to ease patient and staff concern. Here's where to begin. (Source: Physicians Practice)
Source: Physicians Practice - October 19, 2014 Category: Practice Management Authors: Rebecca Fox, MD Tags: Blog News Healthcare Careers Patient Relations Source Type: news
Neurovirologists Confer Over Mysterious Neurologic DiseaseNeurovirologists Confer Over Mysterious Neurologic Disease
The message about emerging clusters of disease suspected to be tied to an enterovirus is getting out to doctors across the country, but many questions remain unanswered. Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Neurology and Neurosurgery Headlines)
Source: Medscape Neurology and Neurosurgery Headlines - October 17, 2014 Category: Neurology Tags: Neurology & Neurosurgery News Source Type: news
Study shows children who have had enterovirus infection are around 50 percent more likely to have type 1 diabetes
(Diabetologia) A new study published in Diabetologia, the journal of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes, shows that children who have been infected with enterovirus are 48 percent more likely to have developed type 1 diabetes. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - October 17, 2014 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
Enterovirus D68: How can I protect my child?
(Source: MayoClinic.com - Ask a Specialist)
Source: MayoClinic.com - Ask a Specialist - October 17, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Health officials probing death of Arizona boy for possible enterovirus
PHOENIX (Reuters) - Health officials are investigating whether a potent virus that has infected hundreds of children nationwide killed a six-year-old boy in Arizona, officials said on Wednesday, adding that it would take more than a week to get an answer. (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - October 16, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news
CDC Develops Faster Test for Enterovirus D68 CDC Develops Faster Test for Enterovirus D68
The new PCR test will speed up testing more than fourfold. The case count will shoot up as a result, but it will not reflect an actual worsening of the outbreak, the CDC cautions. Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines)
Source: Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines - October 15, 2014 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: Pulmonary Medicine News Source Type: news
Faster Test Developed for Enterovirus D68
(Source: WebMD Health)
Source: WebMD Health - October 15, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
New test for enterovirus D68 in kids
Quicker test is expected to show a major surge in the number of cases of the severe respiratory virus in children across the U.S. (Source: Health News: CBSNews.com)
Source: Health News: CBSNews.com - October 15, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
More Enterovirus D68 Cases Likely Confirmed in Next Week Due to Faster Test (FREE)
By Kelly Young
Edited by David G. Fairchild, MD, MPH, and Lorenzo Di Francesco, MD, FACP, FHM
The number of confirmed infections of enterovirus D68 is likely to spike in the next 7 to 10 days … (Source: Physician's First Watch current issue)
Source: Physician's First Watch current issue - October 15, 2014 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
Faster Test Developed for Enterovirus D68
(Source: WebMD Health)
Source: WebMD Health - October 14, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
CDC makes faster test for enterovirus strain behind outbreak
(Reuters) - The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has created a faster test for detecting a strain of enterovirus behind an outbreak of respiratory illnesses affecting hundreds of children in recent months, the agency announced on Tuesday. (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - October 14, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news
Monitoring Enterovirus D68
Written by Greg Brown, Mayo Clinic News Specialist According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), enterovirus infections are common in the summer and fall. However, hospitals throughout the U.S. are seeing more children than usual with severe respiratory illness caused by enterovirus D68. The CDC is watching the situation and helping with testing [...] (Source: News from Mayo Clinic)
Source: News from Mayo Clinic - October 14, 2014 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: news
Michigan toddler dies of enterovirus D68
A Michigan toddler has died of enterovirus D68, another reminder of the deadly potential of a disease that has infected hundreds nationwide in two months. (Source: CNN.com - Health)
Source: CNN.com - Health - October 13, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
