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B.C. health officials urge residents to take precautions as respiratory infections rise

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B.C. health officials are urging residents to take precautions as influenza and respiratory syncytial virus infections rise in the province.

CDC says influenza and RSV activity increased in the last week of 2024 .

Health officials say most healthy children and adults can recover from respiratory illness at home with rest and over the counter medicine.

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