Now that the holiday season has begun, area hospitals and doctor's offices are packed with patients dealing with respiratory illnesses.
Top doctors at Mercy and SSM Health said respiratory illness season is in full swing and certain illnesses are ramping up sooner than expected.
“The latest report showed that RSV had probably already peaked and was starting to come down. So that's good that that was starting to loosen up. Our flu cases for being admitted to the hospital were just about equivalent…
