Multiple US states are seeing a surge in cases, including a “large cluster of infections” in Tenessee. TheBump Parechovirus
discusses the cases of the 23 previously healthy infants under the age of 3 months who were admitted to the hospital between April 12-May 24 of this year for parechovirus. While most of the babies stayed in the hospital for only four or five days, four developed serious symptoms, including the swelling of the brain or brain-lining, known as parechovirus meningoencephalitis.
While this news can sound scary, it’s important to know that parechovirus is a “common virus” that comes around every summer, and there are some simple ways to help protect your newborn.According to the CDC, parechovirus is a common childhood illness that can manifest in a wide variety of symptoms from mild to severe. Many kids will catch parechovirus before kindergarten and will have little more than mild symptoms like a sore throat, nausea, fever and rash.
But for infants younger than 3 months old, parechovirus can lead to more serious symptoms and complications, including sepsis-like illness, seizures, and meningitis or meningoencephalitis, particularly in infants younger than 1 month. As with most illnesses, premature and immunocompromised infants are also considered high risk.Symptoms of parechovirus in infants can include fever, fussiness, poor feeding, rash, respiratory distress, congestion, sleepiness and seizure.
There is no vaccine, antiviral or specific treatment for parechovirus. The CDC encourages parents that the best way to protect themselves and others is to engage in thorough hand washing to prevent fecal-oral transmission. If you have older children, especially young toddlers, who the disease often spreads easily among, make sure to teach them the importance of washing their hands regularly for 20 seconds or more .
It’s also recommended that you limit baby’s interactions with others over the first three months. Encourage visitors to wear a mask if they insist upon holding baby in those first few months. If you struggle with setting boundaries on those few visits, check out this mom’s
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