Is there a place for bronchiolitis in the COVID-19 era? Lack of hospitalizations due to common respiratory viruses during the 2020 winter
Fernando Ferrero, María Fabiana Ossorio
Abstract
It was recently reported that due to the COVID-19 pandemic, in the European winter 2020-2021, bronchiolitis had practically disappeared. But early reports from the southern hemisphere (Australia) raised concerns about a late spring / summer peak. After a full winter season and now ending the summer, we report that there was no peak of common respiratory viruses in late spring / summer in South America.
Topics & Concepts
BronchiolitisCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)Spring (device)PandemicWinter season2019-20 coronavirus outbreakGeographySevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)Respiratory systemWestern hemisphereSouthern HemisphereDemographyClimatologyVirologyMedicineDiseaseOutbreakInfectious disease (medical specialty)Economic geographySociologyInternal medicineMechanical engineeringEngineeringGeologyRespiratory viral infections researchViral Infections and VectorsInterstitial Lung Diseases and Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis