What are the symptoms of EV 68?
EV 68 can cause mild to severe respiratory illness.
What are the symptoms of EV 68?
How does EV 68 spread?
Since EV 68 causes respiratory illness, the virus can be found in an infected person’s respiratory secretions, such as saliva, nasal mucus, or sputum. EV 68 likely spreads from person to person when an infected person coughs, sneezes or touches surfaces contaminated with virus.
Who is at risk?
In general, infants, children, and teenagers are most likely to get infected with enteroviruses. That's because they do not yet have immunity (protection) from previous exposures to these viruses. This appears to be true for EV 68. Among the EV 68 cases in identified during August and September 2014, children with asthma had a higher risk for severe respiratory illness.
How is EV 68 treated?
There is no specific treatment for people with respiratory illness caused by EV 68.
Is there a vaccine for EV 68?
No. There is no vaccine.
How can I protect myself from EV 68?
You can help protect yourself from respiratory illnesses by following these steps:
If my child has a respiratory illness, can he or she attend school?
In general, children who are ill should be kept out of school until their symptoms improve.
For children with chronic cough and/or reactive airway disease, children should return to school when they are clinically well enough to return.
///// Source: Massachusetts Department of Public Health | Bureau of Infectious Diseases | 305 South Street, Jamaica Plain, MA 02130 ////
EV 68 can cause mild to severe respiratory illness.
- Mild symptoms may include fever, runny nose, sneezing, cough, and body and muscle aches.
What are the symptoms of EV 68?
- EV 68 can cause mild to severe respiratory illness.
- Mild symptoms may include fever, runny nose, sneezing, cough, and body and muscle aches.
- Some children, ill with EV 68 infection, have difficulty breathing, and wheezing. Most of these children had asthma or a history of wheezing.
How does EV 68 spread?
Since EV 68 causes respiratory illness, the virus can be found in an infected person’s respiratory secretions, such as saliva, nasal mucus, or sputum. EV 68 likely spreads from person to person when an infected person coughs, sneezes or touches surfaces contaminated with virus.
Who is at risk?
In general, infants, children, and teenagers are most likely to get infected with enteroviruses. That's because they do not yet have immunity (protection) from previous exposures to these viruses. This appears to be true for EV 68. Among the EV 68 cases in identified during August and September 2014, children with asthma had a higher risk for severe respiratory illness.
How is EV 68 treated?
There is no specific treatment for people with respiratory illness caused by EV 68.
- For mild respiratory illness, you can help relieve symptoms by taking over‐the‐counter medications for pain and fever. Aspirin should not be given to children.
- People with severe respiratory illness should be seen by a healthcare provider.
- There are no antiviral medications available for people who become infected with EV 68.
Is there a vaccine for EV 68?
No. There is no vaccine.
How can I protect myself from EV 68?
You can help protect yourself from respiratory illnesses by following these steps:
- Wash hands often with soap and water for 20 seconds.
- Avoid touching eyes, nose and mouth with unwashed hands.
- Avoid kissing, hugging, and sharing cups or eating utensils with people who are sick.
- Disinfect frequently touched surfaces, such as toys and doorknobs, especially if someone is sick. •In schools and daycares, routine environmental cleaning and sanitation is required, especially of high‐touch surfaces.
If my child has a respiratory illness, can he or she attend school?
In general, children who are ill should be kept out of school until their symptoms improve.
For children with chronic cough and/or reactive airway disease, children should return to school when they are clinically well enough to return.
///// Source: Massachusetts Department of Public Health | Bureau of Infectious Diseases | 305 South Street, Jamaica Plain, MA 02130 ////