Influenza A, COVID-19 and norovirus (stomach flu) are on the rise, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. But there's a fourth "bug" the public should be aware of: respiratory syncytial virus. RSV causes cold-like symptoms and affects the breathing passages and lungs.

Common and highly contagious illnesses are reaching several-month highs. Norovirus has almost reached a several-year record.

As colder weather sets in, common illnesses such as the cold, flu, RSV and COVID-19 viruses are making their way around Oregon. Here's what to know.

Fact checked by Nick Blackmer Flu and COVID-19 case counts are high and rising in most parts of the United States, according to recent data by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). RSV case counts are also elevated in most states,

Respiratory illnesses are on the rise in B.C., with flu and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) cases climbing, especially among children, according to the B.C. Centre for Disease Control's latest update.

U.S. states, including parts of New England, are reporting high or very high levels of COVID, RSV, and the flu, the CDC says.

Shares of vaccine makers moved higher early Monday following a CDC report that the U.S. was seeing a significant uptick in acute respiratory illness due to higher rates of seasonal influenza, COVID-19 and RSV.