Enterovirus D68 is responsible for respiratory infections. Enterovirus D68 spreads through from person to person via contact. Enterovirus D68 commonly referred to as EV-D68 is a member of a larger group of viruses known as enteroviruses. Different types of enteroviruses have affected millions of people all over the world.EV-D68 was first acknowledged in children having bronchiolitis and pneumonia, an airways infection.