Respiratory virus cases on the rise, not only in children but adults also

WICHITA, Kan. (KSNT) - While COVID-19 cases are rising, so are cases of RSV (Respiratory Syncytial Virus), and it's not just children getting infected.

Doctors are also seeing more people aged 65 and older come down with the virus. "

We know that 2.5 million cases a year happen in that age group, we also know it causes hospitalization and death," said Dr. Terry Klein, a physician at Family Medicine East. "14,000 they estimate, could be more, in fact, likely more because the truth is we don't test for RSB very often."

For more information on RSV on the CDC's website, click here.