So far, there is no specific cure for parechovirus infection.
REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA — Federal health officials in the United States have issued a warning to doctors and parents about cases of dangerous viral infection, human parechovirus (PeVs), which again spread across the country during the summer to fall. These common childhood pathogens can cause fever, seizures, delirium, and other problems such as sepsis that can be life-threatening for the baby.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) says parechovirus currently circulating in several US states since May 2022. The virus is transmitted through the faecal-oral and respiratory routes of patients, both symptomatic and asymptomatic.
In a way taxonomy, parechovirus still one family with enterovirus Once it enters the mouth, it will multiply in the respiratory and digestive tracts. Of the four species parechovirusonly PeV-A can cause pain in humans.
So far, the CDC has only collected samples positive for PeV-A3, which is a type of parechovirus most commonly associated with severe disease. At least one newborn has died in Connecticut.
“Baby Ronan was about 20 days old when his mother started noticing that he was becoming very fussy and crying a lot,” the report said. WTNH New Havenas reported by the page InsiderThursday (14/7/2022).
Other symptoms appear on the chest and face are red. The baby was hospitalized and started having seizures. Two weeks later, at the age of 34 days, the baby died.
According to the CDC, there is no cure for the infection yet parechovirus. Older children who are infected may have only a mild illness, such as a cold. Meanwhile, other children may remain asymptomatic during the infection and have no symptoms.
CDC tells doctors to watch out for signs parechovirus. Symptoms of infection include fever, sepsis-like syndrome, seizures, or meningitis.
In addition, infection parechovirus It is also accompanied by general symptoms including high fever, irritability, loss of appetite, and drowsiness. The federal health agency urges doctors to test for PeV in infants who may have such signs and symptoms with no other known cause.
CDC records fewer than 50 cases parechovirus throughout the country every year. In toddlers, common symptoms can include an upper respiratory infection, fever, and rash.
“Most children are infected by the time they start kindergarten,” the CDC said.
