A surge of common cold-like symptoms continues to be experienced in many Kentucky communities. Young children are suffering from RSV, or Respiratory syncytial virus this fall. After seeing a few cases in August, Baptist Health Richmond saw 30 patients inOctober. Chief Medical Officer Dr. Erica Gregonis said most of the children are treated and released.
“We symptomatically treat that with breathing treatments, maybe steroids, but all just symptomatic treatments. Those that we’re able to give those medications to, they feel better here in the emergency room, most are able to go home. If it’s severe enough and significant enough, we’ll have to transfer to University of Kentucky.”
