Several years ago, the costs of healthcare related to viral infections was at a whopping 120 billion dollars. This includes medications, prescription and over the counter. Doctor visits and hospital stays also make up a large portion of the costs. Just for viral meningitis alone, there is somewhere between twenty five to fifty thousand hospitalizations each year.
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Viral Infections
Viral infections like herpes simplex, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), chicken pox and rotavirus are infections caused by a virus instead of a bacterium. Viral infections do not respond to antibiotics, but some specific viruses ...
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