We’ve turned the calendar to 2025 but respiratory illnesses spreading during the holiday season are sticking around.
Doctors are calling it a “tripledemic” — with norovirus, flu and RSV on the rise nationwide.
But on the Treasure Coast, WPTV spoke to two doctors at HCA Florida Lawnwood and they said that it’s only flu and RSV cases rising in the region.
Christian Adams from Port St. Lucie said he knows a lot of people starting to catch something .
“There’s a few other people I know, that have been coughing or like sneezing,” said Adams. “I’ve seen symptoms.”
Right now the CDC said nationwide there’s a tripledemic of norovirus, flu and RSV.
While norovirus cases are low on the Treasure Coast, Dr. Nick Kattan with HCA Florida Lawnwood told WPTV’s Tyler Hatfield flu cases are rising in the region, especially after the holidays.
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“During the winter, there’s a lot more close contact, sniffles, and then that’s usually how you start spreading the disease around,” said Dr. Kattan.