# Explainer: COVID, flu and RSV this U.S. winter: Why experts are worried

- Link: https://www.widthness.com/explainer-covid-flu-and-rsv-this-u-s-winter-why-experts-are-worried-2/
- Published: 2022-10-27T09:45:58-05:00
- Author: Curated by Theresa Wysocki

Photo caption:  A child rides in a stroller while wearing a mask in Times Square during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in the Manhattan borough of New York City, New York, U.S., December 15, 2021. Photo credit: Reuters / Carlo Allegri / File Photo. Article by Nancy Lapid. Reuters – October 26, 2022. Oct 26 (Reuters) – U.S. doctors are warning that a surge in cases of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is coinciding with an increase in COVID transmission and an earlier-than-normal flu season, raising the specter of a “tripledemic” of respiratory illness this winter. In particular, RSV infections among young children are reportedly filling some U.S. hospitals to capacity. “We are already seeing patients testing positive for more than one virus,” said pediatrician Dr. Ira Wardono of […] Click here to view original web page at www.reuters.com