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The "common" viruses for our kids may be back

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Katelyn Jetelina and Caitlin Rivers
Sep 23, 2022
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Emerging infectious diseases like monkeypox and polio capture many headlines, but parents of young children know it’s the “normal” viruses (now including COVID-19) that disrupt our daily lives the most.

These common respiratory viruses are on the rise among children. Last week, the CDC alerted clinicians to a surge in severe respiratory illness in childr…

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