{
  "id": 3244425,
  "title": "Foodborne illness increase? Common cold, Covid-19 summer wave, and more.",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/foodborne-illness-increase-common-cold-covid-19-summer-wave-and-more",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-08-25T10:31:22.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Your Local Epidemiologist",
    "slug": "your-local-epidemiologist",
    "url": "https://yourlocalepidemiologist.substack.com/p/foodborne-illness-increase-common"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "As children return to school, health officials are noticing an uptick in the common cold among students. This is a common occurrence as children mix in close quarters at school. The peak of runny noses is expected around mid-September, allowing other viruses like the flu and RSV to increase.\n\nAccording to the CDC, respiratory virus positivity tests are currently high for the common cold. While seasonal changes typically cause a decline in colds, other illnesses may take their place.\n\nThe ongoing Covid-19 summer wave continues to expand across the nation. Wastewater data from Biobot indicates low community transmission nationwide, but increases are seen in the West and South. Emergency department visits mirror this trend, with numbers rising across all states.\n\nChildren under 5 years old are the most affected group in emergency departments, but those hospitalized with Covid-19 are primarily those over 65 years old.",
  "summary": "The Dose (August 25)",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}