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Jose Luis Pelaez Inc/Getty Images(NEW YORK) A record number of people are expected to travel during the upcoming holiday season, starting with Thanksgiving just as respiratory illnesses are rising around most of the United States. Currently, kids under 5 years old are being hospitalized with respiratory illnesses at a higher rate than any other age group, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. One of the most common types of respiratory viruses that circulates this time of year is called respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV. "RSV is a very common virus. Most children in the United States get infected by the time they re 2 years of age," Dr. Jeffrey Kahn, chief of infectious diseases at Children s Health, Dallas, and professor of pediatrics at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, told ABC News. Even though exposure to RSV may be inevitable in a child s early life, families can take steps to minimize its effects this holiday season. E

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