The Most Common Winter Viruses Doctors Are Seeing Right Now

Seasonal fevers, runny noses and coughs are caused by a number of illnesses.

It’s the time of year when it’s hard to go anywhere without coming into contact with someone who is sneezing or coughing.

Right now, a number of viruses are causing a host of upper respiratory symptoms, including congestion, coughs, fever, body aches, headaches and runny noses. However, these are the illnesses that doctors are seeing and treating the most:

The Flu

“Without question, over the last several weeks, the thing circulating has been the flu,” said Dr. Richard A. Martinello, the chief medical officer and infectious diseases physician at Yale Medicine.

Flu rates have gone up “substantially,” he said.