contract them. right now infants under six months are being hospitalized at seven times the rate of rsv than they were prepandemic. that can t be explained by an immune gap. what can explain it is that studies have shown that pregnant mothers pregnant with covid deliver infants with higher levels of an inflammatory marker that impact their health long term. or mothers that contract covid deliver inwants with lower lung volumes than others. so there are a lot of things at play here. that s really interesting. can you talk about the ways these three viruses spread as people go from these big holiday gatherings, back to the workplace, back home. they don t all transmit the same, correct, the flu, rsv and covid? correct. for the most part, these are respiratory viruses, but viruses such as covid spread via airborne particles, whereas with the flu we re looking at respiratory droplets.
as much as he has. reporter: here at texas children s hospital, the nation s largest pediatric medical center, they currently have about 50 children with rsv. the c.d.c. says the virus is spread by respiratory droplets and by touching contaminated surfaces. o donnell: tough to see the little babies suffering. janet shamlian, thank you so much. well, there was an outpouring of anger at the sentencing hearing for the man who shot and killed 17 people at marjory stoneman douglas high school in 2018. survivors of the shooting in parkland, florida, and family members of the victim directly addressed the fun gunman for the first time. parkland murderer, i hope your maker sends you directly to hell to burn for the rest of your eternity. my hope for you is that you die sooner rather than later. i have no forgiveness in my heart for you.
the commission looked at. at what point did scientists, governments start using evidence that was coming in. were there adequate supplies of personal protective equipment. how quick was the response, even in terms of declaring this a pandemic. you may remember that cnn, for example, cited this was a pandemic before the world health organization, just based on the data and evidence that was coming in. one thing i ll tell you quickly, brianna, they focused in on was the idea that the virus was being spread airborne versus just respiratory droplets. initially there was the talk of keep 6 feet away, it s only going to spread via respiratory droplets. but the commission said basically since january of 2022, there was evidence this could spread airborne. remember the diamond princess in the spring of 2020, there was evidence then that people were getting the virus, getting
they are either back in session or will be. and people will be so close in proximity to one another. i am. i think it s really important for me as part of the lgbtq community. monkeypox is not a gay person disease, it has more to do with your social network than your sexuality. that s important for all of us to understand. it doesn t always have to be transmitted sexually. you can get it through non-intimate contact of skin-to-skin prolonged contact, and you can also get it from respiratory droplets. we already have spill into women and kids and now in college dormitories. i m concerned as lots of kids get together in dorms or sorority and fraternity parties, they absolutely can be at increased risk, if only one person should have monkeypox in that group. dr. sanjay matthew, thank you. the fbi search of donald trump s estate is fueling an unprecedented number of threats
groups. if we get outbreak could hit very hard and fast. reporter: hospital set up receiving area at front gate for dropping off injured wildlife, and the turkey vultures enclosure is outdoor m.a.s.h. unit to treat without taking them indoors. can be spread walking on bird droppings so anyone who enters must wear shoe coverings. spread through respiratory droplets, fecal particles and contaminated surfaces. reporter: it s causing shortages of chickens and eggs, and now it s in california and could spread in matter of days. those whose feathered friends are domesticated or live on the wild side, they have to be kept isolated as possible.