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As with Covid, most children have mild symptoms but a small number need hospital treatment.

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Every week our Good Health team talks with doctors and hospitals around Metro Detroit to find out what’s going around.

Cases of influenza have increased on campus while COVID was on the decline over the past week, U-M officials said.

Beds are filling up at U-M hospital as officials report an increase in COVID activity.

Flu cases continue to rise at the University of Michigan -- just as students are preparing to head for home.

Cases of COVID are up and the flu is on the rise in Metro Detroit. Doctors said they’re seeing lots of other viruses too.

Student COVID cases are on the rise at U-M.

Viruses are still going strong, but that’s not the only thing making people sick in Metro Detroit this week.

Allergies are flaring up and viruses are on the rise, too, in children and adults in <a href="https://www.clickondetroit.com/topic/Metro_Detroit/" target="_blank">Metro Detroit</a>.

Hospitals in Metro Detroit are seeing a lot of sick children with respiratory syncytial virus this week.

Two emergency physicians at U-M share when patients should seek out emergency care as ERs fill up.

Coronavirus cases are continuing to rise in Michigan, particularly in children -- but there are lots of other illnesses popping up too.

Chicago hospitals seeing early rise in RSV cases among young children.

RSV, which stands for Respiratory syncytial virus, is a common respiratory virus that usually causes mild, cold-like symptoms, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Here is what you need to know about the virus that is spreading among children nearly as quickly as the COVID-19 virus. Part of the reason why RSV is so common among children has to do with the way it is passed around. Adults are also more likely to develop serious symptoms from COVID-19, especially if they have an underlying health condition. RSV can affect people of all ages, but it is mostly common in infants and young children.

When schools turned to virtual learning due to the COVID pandemic there weren’t illnesses spreading in schools and when students did return masks and social distancing kept the usual illnesses at bay.

RSV cases are climbing across the South, in the Southwest and Midwest and Kentucky, where doctors are warning parents to watch for red flags.

Health care workers on the front lines of the pandemic say there is another concerning prospect looming: a surge in children diagnosed with a combination of COVID-19 and respiratory syncytial virus.

For some patients, symptoms of RSV can mimic COVID-19.

For some patients, symptoms of RSV can mimic COVID-19.

Cases of RSV are on the rise in some parts of the Midwest.

Cases of RSV are on the rise in some parts of the Midwest.

There’s an unusual increase in RSV cases among young children in Tarrant County this summer. Here’s what experts think is happening.

The recent emergence of a virus that typically sickens children in colder months has baffled U.S. pediatricians and put many infants in the hospital with troublesome coughs and breathing trouble.

The recent emergence of a virus that typically sickens children in colder months has baffled U.S. pediatricians and put many infants in the hospital with troublesome coughs and breathing trouble. RSV, or respiratory syncytial virus, is a common cause of cold-like symptoms but can be serious for infants and the elderly. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a health advisory on June 10 about an increase in RSV cases across parts of the South.

The pandemic precautions kept most of the normal childhood illness away but now that many of those precautions are gone children are getting sick again.

Masks, social distancing and staying home didn’t just protect people from COVID -- it also protected people from colds.

Here’s what to know and how to protect yourself.

Here’s what to know and how to protect yourself.

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Respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV, is on the rise in Michigan and other states, Newsradio WSGW recently reported. RSV is a common respiratory virus that usually causes mild cold symptoms and lasts about a week or two. While it is often discussed in relation to children, RSV is also a significant cause of respiratory illness in older adults, the CDC reports. SymptomsWhile symptoms of RSV can be similar to other viruses, here are some of the main signs to watch for that could point to RSV, according to the CDC. People who have RSV can continue to spread the virus between three to eight days, the CDC reports, although some people can continue to be contagious for even longer.