Rare virus might be causing central Ohio kids’ respiratory illnesses

dispatch.com ^ | September 4, 2014 | Ben Sutherly

[ilovesarah2012]

Unusually high levels of respiratory illness have been reported this week in Nationwide Children’s Hospital’s emergency department, and samples are being sent out for testing to see whether a rare virus might be to blame.

“Obviously, it’s a concern,” Dr. Mysheika Williams

Roberts, medical director and assistant commissioner at Columbus Public Health, said of the volume of respiratory cases. “What we are experiencing is unusual for us this time of year.”

Last week, respiratory symptoms were the chief complaint of an average of 52 patients per day in the hospital’s emergency department. From Sunday through Tuesday of this week, respiratory symptoms were the chief complaint of an average of 73 patients per day, a 40 percent increase.

Some of those illnesses might be cases of human enterovirus 68, Roberts said. That virus apparently has sickened dozens of kids in the Kansas City, Mo., area, in recent weeks.

[ilovesarah2012]

"Measles cases are at a 20-year high in the United States, driven largely by the outbreak among unvaccinated Amish populations in Ohio."

The Amish again.

[toothfairy86]

Large Somali immigrant population in Columbus.

[ilovesarah2012]

I didn’t know that. I thought they were all in MN.

[Chickensoup]

The Executive Branches of the last few administrations have sprinkled them copiously throughout the United States.

[null and void]

No point in concentrating the fifth-columnists all in one place...

[GailA]

As we don’t know where all those sick illegal kids went, this may be a hot spot.

Just as this one is probably. Lice is the most spreadable thing we see in Memphis Schools every year after summer vacation.

They have a sudden scabies school out break.
http://www.wapt.com/news/canton-schools-respond-to-scabies-outbreak/27810796#!bPBm1k

The Canton Public School District said Tuesday that so far, there have been 15 reported cases of scabies.

Canton district leaders are rushing to Get rid of an infestation at several schools.

That number is up from Monday when district leaders confirmed that there are between five and 10 cases of scabies at several of their school buildings.

Read more: http://www.wapt.com/news/canton-schools-respond-to-scabies-outbreak/27810796#ixzz3CLugEIEc

[Whenifhow]

Ohio Ping

Also see Post 6 RE: reports of scabies in Canton, OH

[Tennessee Nana]

PING

[Caipirabob]

Maybe it’s a susceptibility to the virus created by additives to our food supply done for either profit or to meet government requirements.

I’m seeing more and more the individual quality to health improve for people to reject processed foods. The impact of all the crap they introduce to the food supply may simply be showing up as these types of health issues now.

[FamiliarFace]

Yes, Columbus has a huge Somali population. They were also bussed by the Dems straight to the precincts for voting, and were given cards that told them who they should vote for, but that’s a different topic.