Twelve weeks of childcare...

To the tune of the twelve days of Xmas

In the first week of childcare,

some kids got sick with me

The lab said they might have HRV

In the second week of childcare,

some kids got sick with me,

Two had paraflu,

and a few might have had an HRV

In the third week of childcare,

some kids got sick with me,

Three had an entero

Two had paraflu

and a few had uncultivable HRV

In the fourth week of childcare,

some kids got sick with me,

Four had OC43

Three had an entero

Two had paraflu

and a few had untypeable HRVs

In the fifth week of childcare,

some kids got sick with me,

Five had MPV

Four had OC43

Three had an entero

Two had paraflu

and a few had something like an HEV

In the sixth week of childcare,

some kids got sick with me,

Six had HKU1

Five had MPV

Four had OC43

Three had an entero

Two had paraflu

and a few had newly identified HRVs

In the seventh week of childcare,

some kids got sick with me,

Seven had an adeno

Six had HKU1

Five had MPV

Four had OC43

Three had an entero

Two had paraflu

and a few had pleconaril-resistant HRVs (we think!)

In the eighth week of childcare,

some kids got sick with me,

Eight had bocavirus

Seven had an adeno

Six had HKU1

Five had MPVs

Four had OC43

Three had an entero

Two had paraflus

and a few were PCR-positive for HRV

In the ninth week of childcare,

some kids got sick with me,

Nine had RSV

Eight had bocavirus

Seven had an adeno

Six had HKU1

Five had MPV

Four had OC43

Three had an entero

Two had paraflu

and a few had antigenically distinct HRVs

In the tenth week of childcare,

some kids got sick with me,

Ten had NL63

Nine had RSV

Eight had bocavirus

Seven had an adeno

Six had HKU1

Five had MPV

Four had OC43

Three had an entero

Two had paraflu

and a few had more than a single HRV

In the eleventh week of childcare,

some kids got sick with me,

Eleven had Wuv and Kiv

Ten had NL63

Nine had RSV

Eight had bocavirus

Seven had an adeno

Six had HKU1

Five had MPV

Four had OC43

Three had an entero

Two had paraflu

and some came from a clade of HRV (which was distinct!)

In the twelfth week of childcare,

some kids got sick with me,

Twelve had IFAV

Eleven had Wuv and Kiv

Ten had NL63

Nine had RSV

Eight had bocavirus

Seven had an adeno

Six had HKU1

Five had MPV

Four had OC43

Three had an entero

Two had paraflu

and a few had what we call HRV C

Thanks to Katherine Arden and Cassandra Faux for helping me put these together back in 2008.