Enteroviruses are as ubiquitous as the common cold, circulating in the United States in late summer and early fall, causing mild symptoms like nasal congestion, rhinitis and cough.
This year, however, one strain took everyone by surprise. From mid-August to November 6, 2014, CDC or state public health laboratories have confirmed respiratory illness caused by Enterovirus D68 (EV-D68) in 1,116 hospitalized patients in 47 states and the District of Columbia. But the infection probably affected