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Cold and flu season has expanded to include COVID-19 and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV). "In kids, it is common to see multiple viruses detected in children at the same time, for example, RSV and COVID or flu and COVID," said Zachary Hoy, M.D., a board-certified pediatric infectious disease specialist at Pediatrix® Hospitalist of Nashville. For babies under a year, RSV is the most common cause of both bronchiolitis and pneumonia. "The two factors to watch, especially in younger children, are if there is trouble breathing or dehydration," explained Dr. Hoy. "When younger infants have trouble breathing, they don't feed as well."
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