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Presentation Agenda and the Rise of Respiratory Illness
It’s respiratory virus season and COVID-19, influenza, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), and norovirus are out in full force. Here's how the “quademic” began.
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Infection prevention expert Sharon Ward-Fore, BS, MS, MT(ASCP), CIC, FAPIC, provides an informative overview of the 2024–2025 respiratory virus season. She covers how influenza, RSV, COVID-19, and even norovirus surged to create what some are calling a “quademic.” Learn about the acute respiratory illness (ARI) metric, trends in wastewater monitoring, and why winter is prime time for viral transmission.
Resources:
https://www.cdc.gov/respiratory-viruses/data/index.html/
https://www.cdc.gov/respiratory-viruses/data/activity-levels.html
https://www.cdc.gov/resp-net/dashboard/index.html
https://www.cdc.gov/norovirus/php/reporting/norostat-data.html
https://health.clevelandclinic.org/respiratory-season
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