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ECHO virus infections are common.
Serious infections with ECHO viruses are less common, but can be significant. As many as one out of five cases of the brain infection aseptic meningitis is thought to be caused by an ECHO virus.
ECHO virus infections tend to clear up on their own. No specific antiviral medications are available.
An immune booster called IVIG may help patients with severe ECHO virus infections who have a compromised immune system.
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It most often results from Coxsackie virus B (enterovirus) infections and occasionally as a result of ECHO virus infections.
 See also: Infections, ECHO virus, Prevention, Infectious disease, Meningitis
  
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