September 19, 2014

Missouri Warns Parents: Keep Young Children Away From Hospital




[From article]
The virus has been hitting kids the hardest, and doctors in Harrison say they started treating children with respiratory symptoms a couple weeks ago. Testing for virus is not readily available, but with EV-D68 likely already in the area, the hospital is asking hospital visitors sixteen and under to stay away.
Dr. Adam McCall says, "A hospital is a place for sick people, and sick people typically have immune systems that are not working well, and so what we want to do is make sure that kids that could potentially carry this virus are not bringing the virus inside the hospital."

http://www.ky3.com/news/local/harrison-hospital-restricting-young-visitors-because-of-respiratory-virus/21048998_28140384

Harrison hospital restricting young visitors because of respiratory virus
Linda Russell, lrussell (at) ky3.com
Jerrod McCully, jmccully (at) ky3.com
POSTED: 05:40 PM CDT Sep 18, 2014 UPDATED: 05:49 PM CDT Sep 18, 2014

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