{"id":3097,"date":"2022-07-14T19:15:29","date_gmt":"2022-07-14T19:15:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/letmommysleep.com\/blog\/?p=3097"},"modified":"2026-09-11T19:26:33","modified_gmt":"2026-09-11T19:26:33","slug":"cdc-health-alert-parechovirus-in-newborns-infants","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/letmommysleep.com\/blog\/2022\/07\/14\/cdc-health-alert-parechovirus-in-newborns-infants\/","title":{"rendered":"CDC Health Alert: Parechovirus in Newborns &#038; Infants"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-regular-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">The CDC has issued a health advisory that a particularly dangerous strain of parechovirus called PeV-A3 is currently circulating in the United States. CDC Health Alert: Parechovirus in Newborns &amp; Infants describes this illness and how parents can keep their infants safe.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" src=\"https:\/\/letmommysleep.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Parechovirus-in-Newborns-Infants.jpeg\" alt=\"CDC Health Alert: Parechovirus in Newborns &amp; Infants\" class=\"wp-image-3112\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.5009380863039399;width:776px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/letmommysleep.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Parechovirus-in-Newborns-Infants.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/letmommysleep.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Parechovirus-in-Newborns-Infants-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/letmommysleep.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Parechovirus-in-Newborns-Infants-768x512.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">CDC Health Alert<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-regular-font-size\">CD<strong>C Health Alert: Parechovirus in Newborns &amp; Infants<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-regular-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">As the CDC alert states: Parechoviruses are &#8220;a group of viruses known to cause a spectrum of disease in humans. Clinicians are encouraged to include PeV in the differential diagnoses of infants presenting with fever, sepsis-like syndrome, or neurologic illness (seizures, meningitis) without another known cause.&#8221;   While these viruses are not new to the US, the PeV-A3 strain appears to effect infants, the elderly and the immune compromised most recently.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-regular-font-size\"><strong>Symptoms<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-regular-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">There is no vaccine for PeV-A3. Parents can look out for these symptoms and contact their pediatrician:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"has-regular-font-size\">fever <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-regular-font-size\">diarrhea <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-regular-font-size\">irritability <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-regular-font-size\">respiratory differences than usual, such as seeming to work hard to breathe or breathing very fast.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-regular-font-size\">botchy or discolored skin <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-regular-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">In babies age 6 months or older, common symptoms also may include upper respiratory tract infection, fever, and rash.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-regular-font-size\"><strong>How Can I Keep My Infant Safe?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-regular-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Parechovirus is contagious via fecal, oral and respiratory routes. The incubation period is unknown but the CDC reports that a person can remain contagious for up to &#8220;3 weeks through the respiratory tract and up to 6 months through the gastrointestinal tract&#8221;. This means the best ways to prevent transmission are ones with which we are already very familiar:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"has-regular-font-size\">hand washing with soap and water for all caregivers, before and after feeding and eating and especially after diaper changes. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-regular-font-size\">sanitizing <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-regular-font-size\">mask wearing<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-regular-font-size\">social distancing <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-regular-font-size\">cleaning and sanitizing surfaces <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-regular-font-size\">keep baby out of crowded spaces and limit the amount of well wishers who want to kiss and hold baby.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-regular-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">This alert will be updated as more information becomes available. More tips on staying healthy in general <a href=\"https:\/\/letmommysleep.com\/blog\/2019\/11\/17\/our-night-nurses-tips-new-parents-stay-healthy\/\">are here.<\/a> As always parents should consult their child&#8217;s primary care physician with questions or concerns. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The CDC has issued a health advisory that a particularly dangerous strain of parechovirus called PeV-A3 is currently circulating in the United States. CDC Health Alert: Parechovirus in Newborns &amp; Infants describes this illness and how parents can keep their infants safe. CDC Health Alert: Parechovirus in Newborns &amp; Infants As the CDC alert states: [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":3112,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3097","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog-archives"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/letmommysleep.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3097","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/letmommysleep.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/letmommysleep.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/letmommysleep.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/letmommysleep.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3097"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/letmommysleep.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3097\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6699,"href":"https:\/\/letmommysleep.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3097\/revisions\/6699"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/letmommysleep.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3112"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/letmommysleep.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3097"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/letmommysleep.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3097"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/letmommysleep.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3097"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}