(MENAFN- IANS) San Francisco, Dec 4 (IANS) As the mysterious pneumonia cases in children rise across the world, Massachusetts has become the second US state to report a sudden surge in the number of pneumonia cases in young kids.
Ohio was the first US state that recorded 142 cases of pneumonia in children since August -- above the county average -- amid a mysterious viral outbreak in China.
Doctors in the Bay State noticed the rise in cases as Ohio reported enough cases to meet that state's definition of an outbreak, reports the New York Post.
However, physicians in western Massachusetts believe it is mostly RSV, a respiratory virus that kills more than 10,000 Americans each year.
"This is the season for RSV and we're seeing a whole lot of it ... a lot of kids with upper viral respiratory infections, cough, runny nose, some fevers," Dr John Kelly from Redwood Pediatrics in East Longmeadow told Western Mass News.
"RSV can cause lower viral respiratory infections, so they get spread to your lungs," the doctor added.
The illness has spread across multiple school districts and the average age of those fallen ill is 8.
The US outbreaks come as pneumonia cases in children are unexpectedly surging in the Netherlands at an alarming rate.
Last week, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said that the recent pneumonia outbreak in China among young children is not caused by any new virus.
CDC Director Mandy Cohen said it is related to existing pathogens like Covid, flu, RSV and mycoplasma.
"We believe there is no new or novel pathogen," Cohen said during a House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations hearing.
"These are related to existing pathogens -- Covid, flu, RSV and mycoplasma, a bacterium that can infect the lungs."
The most common symptoms include cough, fever and fatigue. Among the pathogens recovered included Mycoplasma pneumoniae, Streptococcus pnuemoniae and Adenovirus.
The health authorities called for taking necessary precautions such as washing hands, and staying home when ill. Separately, the Netherlands and Denmark have also reported cases.
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San Francisco, Desemba 4 (Reuters) - Kwa kuwa idadi ya watoto wanaosumbuliwa na ugonjwa wa mapafu imepanda duniani kote, jimbo la Massachusetts limekuwa jimbo la pili la Marekani kuripoti ongezeko la ghafla la idadi ya watoto wanaosumbuliwa na ugonjwa wa mapafu. Ohio ni jimbo la kwanza nchini Marekani kurekodi visa 142 vya ugonjwa wa mapafu kwa watoto tangu mwezi Agosti, na ni zaidi ya wastani wa jimbo hilo, wakati wa mlipuko wa virusi vya siri nchini China. "Wadaktari katika jimbo la Bay State waligundua ongezeko la visa vya ugonjwa huo wakati Ohio iliporipoti visa vya kutosha kukidhi ufafanuzi wa jimbo hilo wa ""mlipuko,"" gazeti la New York Post liliripoti." Hata hivyo, madaktari katika magharibi mwa Massachusetts wanaamini ni RSV, virusi vya njia za kupumua vinavyoua Wamarekani zaidi ya 10,000 kila mwaka. "Hii ni msimu wa RSV na tunaona mengi yake... watoto wengi na maambukizi ya juu ya kupumua virusi, kikohozi, pua ya mtiririko, baadhi ya homa, ""Daktari John Kelly kutoka Redwood Pediatrics katika Mashariki Longmeadow aliiambia Western Mass News." "RSV inaweza kusababisha maambukizo ya virusi vya njia za chini za kupumua, kwa hiyo huenea kwenye mapafu yako", daktari huyo akaongeza. Ugonjwa huo umeenea katika wilaya nyingi za shule na wastani wa umri wa wale waliogonjwa ni miaka minane. Mlipuko wa ugonjwa huo nchini Marekani unakuja wakati visa vya ugonjwa wa mapafu kwa watoto vikiongezeka kwa kasi nchini Uholanzi. Kituo cha Marekani cha Kudhibiti na Kuzuia Magonjwa (CDC) kimesema ugonjwa wa nimonia uliotokea nchini China kati ya watoto wadogo haukusababishwa na virusi vipya. Mkurugenzi wa CDC, Mandy Cohen, alisema ugonjwa huo unahusiana na vimelea vya kuambukiza kama vile COVID-19, mafua, RSV na mycoplasma. "Tunaamini hakuna vimelea vipya au vipya vya kuambukiza", Cohen alisema wakati wa kusikilizwa kwa Kamati ya Chini ya Nishati na Biashara ya Bunge juu ya Uangalizi na Uchunguzi. """ "Hizi zinahusiana na vimelea vya kuambukiza - Covid, mafua, RSV na mycoplasma, bakteria ambayo inaweza kuambukiza mapafu.""" Dalili za kawaida ni pamoja na kikohozi, homa na uchovu. Miongoni mwa vimelea vilivyopatikana ni pamoja na Mycoplasma pneumoniae, Streptococcus pnuemoniae na Adenovirus. Mamlaka za afya zimetoa wito wa kuchukua tahadhari muhimu kama vile kuosha mikono, na kukaa nyumbani wakati wa ugonjwa. Kwa kutofautiana, Uholanzi na Denmark pia zimeripoti visa. MENAFN hutoa habari "kama ilivyo" bila dhamana ya aina yoyote. Hatukubaliwa kuwajibika kwa usahihi, yaliyomo, picha, video, leseni, ukamilifu, uhalali, au uaminifu wa habari zilizomo katika makala hii. Kama una malalamiko yoyote au masuala ya hakimiliki kuhusiana na makala hii, tafadhali wasiliana na mtoa juu.