Post-lockdown rebound of infectious diseases:
RSV is back in Australia with a vengeance - current cases in red below, usual incidence in black
Note that #RSV is far more dangerous to infants & young children than #covid19
academic.oup.com/cid/advance-ar…
RSV is back in Australia with a vengeance - current cases in red below, usual incidence in black
Note that #RSV is far more dangerous to infants & young children than #covid19
academic.oup.com/cid/advance-ar…
https://twitter.com/ID_ethics/status/1351718128942678024
To get a sense of #RSV vs. #covid19 in children:
In the UK:
- #RSV : usually kills 28-79 children per year
- #covid19 : a total of 7 children had died in paediatric intensive care up to November 2020
RSV data: jech.bmj.com/content/59/7/5…
covid19 data: picanet.org.uk/covid-19/
In the UK:
- #RSV : usually kills 28-79 children per year
- #covid19 : a total of 7 children had died in paediatric intensive care up to November 2020
RSV data: jech.bmj.com/content/59/7/5…
covid19 data: picanet.org.uk/covid-19/
Post-lockdown rebound of #RSV will also harm adults, especially older adults:
RSV usually causes ~10,000 deaths per year among US adults aged >65
RSV in nursing homes has a fatality risk of 2-5%
Imagine if incidence doubles, as it has in Australia?
ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/P…
RSV usually causes ~10,000 deaths per year among US adults aged >65
RSV in nursing homes has a fatality risk of 2-5%
Imagine if incidence doubles, as it has in Australia?
ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/P…
Like many viruses, #RSV doesn't just affect the lungs, it can cause heart damage (myocarditis) and "multisystem inflammatory syndromes" (extrapulmonary manifestations)
Luckily, like for #covid19, these are uncommon - and should not cause general panic
ccforum.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.11…
Luckily, like for #covid19, these are uncommon - and should not cause general panic
ccforum.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.11…
Like many viruses,
- #RSV immunity is not lifelong, but immunity protects people for months or years, & reinfections are less severe
- #RSV mutates, and there are many variants/strains out there
See interesting article below
academic.oup.com/jid/article/20…
- #RSV immunity is not lifelong, but immunity protects people for months or years, & reinfections are less severe
- #RSV mutates, and there are many variants/strains out there
See interesting article below
academic.oup.com/jid/article/20…
Another estimate of usual #RSV morbidity & mortality in UK children:
29,160 hospitalisations and 83 deaths per average season
The longer schools and society remain closed, the bigger the rebound will be, harming infants, children, & older adults
bmjopen.bmj.com/content/6/6/e0…
29,160 hospitalisations and 83 deaths per average season
The longer schools and society remain closed, the bigger the rebound will be, harming infants, children, & older adults
bmjopen.bmj.com/content/6/6/e0…
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