Ensure access to respiratory viral testing with rapid results (i.e., onsite or send-out testing with results available within 24 hours). Testing results can inform recommended treatment and IPC actions.

Viral meningitis can affect individuals of all ages, but certain populations are at a higher risk. These include children under the age of 5 and individuals with compromised immune systems due to …

Many different viruses can cause viral meningitis. Coxsackievirus and echovirus, both members of the enterovirus group, are responsible for the majority of identified viral meningitis cases in the United …

Viruses “hijack” normal, living cells in your body. They use these cells to replicate and multiply, eventually destroying the host cell – this is what makes you sick. Unlike bacterial infections that …

Viruses may cause chronic, persistent infection with continuous viral replication in the face of an immune response. Examples include HIV, hepatitis B virus and hepatitis C virus.

How is it spread? Viral meningitis can be caused by many different viruses, many of which are passed to others through coughing and sneezing. Some viruses are transmitted by the fecal-oral route, …

Viral hemorrhagic fevers (VHFs) refer to a group of illnesses that are caused by several distinct families of viruses. In general, the term "viral hemorrhagic fever" is used to describe a severe multisystem …