Influenza Cases Spike in Metro Detroit as Multiple Respiratory Viruses Spread

Doctors across Metro Detroit are seeing increasing numbers of flu and breathing infections. Residents spend more time indoors during the winter months. Both influenza A and B strains move through the region, with some cases triggering asthma and other breathing troubles.

Health officials from six counties confirmed the uptick this week. Washtenaw County residents face high flu activity, with wastewater detection showing plenty of influenza B in Ann Arbor and Ypsilanti.

“We are seeing an increase in flu cases, and even some sporadic COVID cases, so it is in the community,” said Dr. Kevin Dazy, according to Click On Detroit. The pediatrician from Children’s Hospital of Michigan added that RSV cases should climb in the next month or two…

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