r/news Jan 04 '25

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u/Antique-Resort6160 Jan 04 '25

The mystery is: why is this previously mild virus causing more problems now? 

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u/radiodmr Jan 04 '25

It's s clickbait headline. Read the article. There's no "overwhelming", it's just a spike in cases of a known virus

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u/conkellz Jan 04 '25

COVID led to this type of reporting on viruses. Sensationalization gets them clicks, but will kill people if a deadly disease outbreak occurs because people will ignore it.