Quadrupled cases of respiratory virus in Far North Queensland
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A potentially deadly and highly contagious respiratory virus, normally found in children, is sweeping across far-north Queensland.
Key points:
378 cases of Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) have been recorded in the Cairns region since the start of the year
Symptoms include fever, cough, sneezing, runny eyes and nose, or more extreme symptoms like wheezing
It's belived some outbreaks may be occuring in childcare centres
The Cairns and Hinterland region has recorded 378 cases of Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) since the start of the year, compared to 88 for the whole of 2019 and 70 in 2020.