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Sunday, October 5,2014
The Colony Courier-Leader
starlocalmedia.com 5A
Multiple EV-D68 cases
reported in Metroplex
STOCK UP ON BASICS & START YOUR HOLIDAY SHOPPING!
Virus attacks patients'
respiratory system
Garrett Cook
gcook@starlocalmedia. com
Enterovirus D68 (EV-D68), a
dangerous respiratory virus that
has swept the Midwest over the
past couple of months, has now
made its way to the Metroplex.
Ten cases have now been re-
ported in Dallas County after 35
swabs were sent to the Centers
for Disease Control and Preven-
tion (CDC) in Atlanta-for test-
ing, according to Erikka Neroes,
spokeswoman for the Dallas
County Department of Health
and Human Services.
Out of the 10 people who
PHOTO COURTESY OF TEXAS HEALTH ALLEN
tested positive, seven were Dal- Dr. Kimberly Barksdale treats a patient at Texas Health Presbyterian Allen,
las County residents, two were Though the public should take precaution against the virus, it has been
from other Texas counties and blown out of proportion a bit, Barksdale said.
one was from out of state.
Last week, a pediatric case of posed,” he said. “As you get around in the community right
EV-D68 was reported to the Den- older, you have more chance now is enterovirus,” she said,
ton County Health Department thatyou run into a virus like this, One positive aspect that
late Thursday afternoon, making and your body will have an im- Mahon noted is that there has
it the first case of the illness for mune response and you won’t been no increase in the number
the county. The patient was hos- get sick.”
of patients admitted to emer-
• pitalized and has since been re- Mahon stressed that since gency rooms complaming of a
leased. EV-D68 shares many of the same shortness of breath, which is a
EV-D68 is an illness that af- symptoms as influenza, a vacci- major symptom with EV-D68 pa-
fects the body’s respiratory tract, nation is an effective line of de- tients. The recognition of the
Children with respiratory condi- fense against the virus. D68 subtype may just be indica-
tions such as asthma are most “I think it’s important to get tive of a lack of previous testing,
susceptible to EV-D68. Symp- a flu shot,” he said. “Practice “Every year, there are some
toms include shortness of good hygiene, use your elbow to patients that will get sick with
breath, runny nose, sneezing, cover the nose and mouth when viruses that have bad asthma at-
you cough. Wash tacks or other breathing issues
coughing and body
aches. Fever can
also be a symptom,
but is less common
with the D-68 sub-
type.
“We are remind-
ing parents to take
sick children with
an unexplained res-
piratory infection
to their health care
provider, specifi-
EV-D68
• 443 people diag-
nosed in 40 states
• commonly circu-
lates in summer, fall
• no reported deaths
from the virus
• first cases re-
ported in DFW last
week
your hands with and some may be admitted to
soap and water.” ICU, but we may not be testing
In addition to for these viruses every year,” he
these methods, it is said. “So part of this is just look-
important to avoid ing a little more in-depth. We
contact with sick know that this is a virus that has
children, and do probably been here before.”
not eat or drink Dr. Kimberly Barksdale, ape-
after them. Stay diatrician at Texas Health Pres-
home if you are byterian Hospital Allen, said
sick. Practice good that while EV-D68 should be
health habits like taken seriously, it may not be
cally children with asthma,” said healthy eating, getting enough worth the panic that it seems to
Dr. Matt Richardson, Denton sleep, drinking plenty of fluids have created.
County Health Department di- and properly managing stress. “Since mid-August when the
rector, in a press release. Neroes said that that because CDC started keeping track of
Children under the age of 18 EV-D68 shares the same symp- this, there’s been 443 cases,” she
are the largest group at risk for toms as other illnesses, it is im- said. “The majority of the people
contracting the virus, as they've portant to seek treatment to who get this virus, it’s short-
had less time to develop de- discern the problem. lived, lasts maybe a week, with
fenses against such sicknesses, “Anyone who is experiencing high fever and cold symptoms,
according to Dr. Kirk Mahon any sort of symptoms should see There’s a small portion of chil-
with Legacy ER. their primary care physician or dren who end up hospitalized.
“These viruses are very com- medical provider so that they They’re making it sound like
mon in a larger family, and so can get an appropriate diagnosis everybody who gets it winds up
most people as children get ex- because not everything going in the hospital.”
Halloween:
Event to include haunted trail, house
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“It must be a strong reason to on it to keep it fresh. A lot of
find actors strategically placed have us cancel event, which we returners come to the event, so
to provide a “spooky” experi- haven’t done so far. We will try we want to add new activities
ence. to move it if the weather is without getting rid of their fa-
“People will walk through in bad.” vorites.”
groups, and our goal is to scare Stansell said the event Stansell said the campout is
them,” Stansell said. “We have began as a way to have a signa- open to everyone, not just res-
time set aside for younger chil- ture Halloween event within idents of The Colony. She said
dren to go on the trail without the city. She said officials mod- the city closes Stewart Creek
the actors. We’ve also set aside eled it after other cities that Park to anyone not participat-
time for the haunted house to have similar events.
be enjoyable for children.”
“We host about three times
ing in the campout.
Campers will be asked to
Stansell said the city tries to as many people and host about pick up their packet informa-
hold the event even if it rains, five times as many activities tion a week before the event.
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Aldaz, Gina. The Colony Courier-Leader (The Colony, Tex.), Vol. 33, No. 34, Ed. 1 Sunday, October 5, 2014, newspaper, October 5, 2014; Plano, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1622288/m1/5/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting The Colony Public Library.