Is everyone in your family getting sick? Florida doctors warn of virus rise

PERRY, WPBF 25 NEWS. AS WE APPROACH THE HOLIDAY TRAVEL SEASON, DOCTORS ACROSS SOUTH FLORIDA ARE TREATING MORE PATIENTS WITH THE FLU, WALKING PNEUMONIA, AND STREP THROAT. TAYLOR HERNANDEZ IS LIVE TO EXPLAIN WHAT’S BEHIND THIS UPTICK IN RESPIRATORY AND BACTERIAL SICKNESSES. TAYLOR. WELL, TIFFANY. RESPIRATORY ILLNESSES LIKE THESE. THEY SPIKE EVERY FALL WHEN THOSE KIDS HEAD BACK TO SCHOOL. AND SO IT’S NOT REALLY A SURPRISE, BUT WHAT DOCTORS TELL ME IS A CONCERN IS SINCE THE PANDEMIC, KIDS ARE GETTING SICKER, FASTER. DOCTOR HUMBERTO LAUREANO SAID EVERY PATIENT HE SAW TODAY TESTED POSITIVE FOR THE FLU THIS WHOLE WEEK. EVERYONE’S FLU POSITIVE. SO I THINK IT’S NOW STARTING AGAIN. SO REMEMBER FOR US, FLU IS LATE MID-OCTOBER ALL THE WAY TO DECEMBER. RSV STARTS NOW AS WELL, BUT IT’S NOT THE KIDS ARE GETTING SICK. THAT’S NOTHING NEW. OF COURSE, IT’S HOW FAST THEY’RE GETTING SICK AND HOW SEVERE THE SYMPTOMS TURN. SO NOW IT IS A LITTLE BIT MORE CONTAGIOUS. IT SPREADS A LOT EASIER. KIDS ARE GETTING SICKER BECAUSE ALL THESE KIDS THAT WERE HOME FOR 2 OR 3 YEARS WERE NEVER EXPOSED. SO NOW THEY’RE BEING EXPOSED AND A LOT OF KIDS ARE GETTING SICK REALLY, REALLY FAST. DOCTOR LAUREANO SAID IT’S IMPOSSIBLE TO AVOID VIRUS SEASON AND KEEPING KIDS GERM FREE IS A TALL TASK, SO HIS BEST ADVICE? DEFINITELY TRY TO INCREASE YOUR IMMUNE SYSTEM. YOU KNOW, FRUIT, VITAMIN C IMMUNE BOOSTERS FOR KIDS. THERE’S A LOT OF THINGS OUT THERE. THAT’S THE KEY. THAT CERTAINLY IS THE KEY. HE ALSO ENCOURAGES THOSE WHO ARE ABLE TO TO GET VACCINATED AGAINST RSV, COVID AND THE FLU. THERE ARE VACCINES FOR EACH OF THEM AVAILABLE ON THE MARKET. NOW, HE SAID WHILE IT MAY NOT STOP YOU FROM GETTING SICK ALTOGETHER, IT WILL CERTAINLY MAKE IT LESS SEVERE. WE’RE LIVE TONIGH

Is everyone in your family getting sick? You aren’t alone, doctors warn of virus rise

Doctors across Florida are treating an increasing number of patients with walking pneumonia, strep throat and the flu.

Updated: 6:12 PM EST Nov 15, 2024

Doctors across Florida are treating an increasing number of patients with walking pneumonia, strep throat and the flu.“This whole week, everyone is flu positive,” Dr. Humberto Liriano, a pediatric emergency medicine physician, said.Your health: Here’s what you need to knowWhile we are in the midst of flu season and it is typical for respiratory illnesses to spike in the fall when kids go back to school, Dr. Liriano said how quickly kids are getting sick is the problem.“Now it is a little bit more contagious,” he said. “It spreads easier, and kids are getting sicker because all of these kids who were home for two or three years were never exposed. Now they are being exposed, and kids are getting sick really, really fast.” As RSV season approaches and people embark on holiday travel, Liriano stressed the importance of eating healthy and washing your hands.“Definitely try to increase your immune system; fruits, vitamin C, immune-boosters,” he said. “For kids, there are a lot of things out there, and that is the key.”

PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. —

Doctors across Florida are treating an increasing number of patients with walking pneumonia, strep throat and the flu.

“This whole week, everyone is flu positive,” Dr. Humberto Liriano, a pediatric emergency medicine physician, said.

Your health: Here’s what you need to know

While we are in the midst of flu season and it is typical for respiratory illnesses to spike in the fall when kids go back to school, Dr. Liriano said how quickly kids are getting sick is the problem.

“Now it is a little bit more contagious,” he said. “It spreads easier, and kids are getting sicker because all of these kids who were home for two or three years were never exposed. Now they are being exposed, and kids are getting sick really, really fast.”

As RSV season approaches and people embark on holiday travel, Liriano stressed the importance of eating healthy and washing your hands.

“Definitely try to increase your immune system; fruits, vitamin C, immune-boosters,” he said. “For kids, there are a lot of things out there, and that is the key.”

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