- We see that the number of cases of the virus varies from season to season. This year there have been many sick children. This has also been in many other countries in Europe, says physician and Section Thomas Rajka at the children’s ward at Ullevål University Hospital, told Aftenposten.
Just before Christmas VG wrote that 1000 Norwegian toddlers had been affected by lung virus RS in the period before Christmas. The virus is especially dangerous for young children under one year. According Rajka is still the condition rarely life threatening and most children recover without permanent sequelae.
According to VG outbreaks until Christmas 2014 has been far more than previously, and the epidemic started early.
– We expect a large outbreak of ISA in winter. Many children are already affected, enlightened physician Bjørn Iversen at the Institute just before Christmas.
RS virus causing outbreaks each winter. Common characteristics are symptoms of the common cold with cough and fever.
(NTB)
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