Nasty new cold virus claims lives across the U.S.

One more reason to keep things clean and sterile..scary that this one could hang around for weeks...BD

The CDC says controlling adenovirus outbreaks is a difficult task as the viruses can be shed in both respiratory secretions and faeces and can persist for weeks on environmental surfaces.

The virulent strain of adenovirus has already claimed the lives of 10 people and dozens more have been hospitalized say U.S. health officials.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) since May 2006 there have been growing numbers of adenovirus 14 (Ad14) cases across the country with cases appearing in New York, Oregon, Washington state and Texas.
The CDC says the virus can cause severe respiratory disease at any age and to date 140 people have been sickened by the virus and more than 50 hospitalized, including 24 admitted to intensive care units; two of the 10 who died were infants.