In older adults and adults with certain underlying conditions, RSV can cause severe infections. Even the best-laid plans could be cut short by RSV. While you may not have heard of it yet, RSV is not a new virus and may be more of a health concern than you think - even if you're healthy.

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RSV can cause more serious health problems RSV can also cause more severe infections such as bronchiolitis, an inflammation of the small airways in the lung, and pneumonia, an infection of the lungs. It is the most common cause of bronchiolitis and pneumonia in children younger than 1 year of age.

Respiratory syncytial (sin-SISH-uhl) virus, or RSV, is a common respiratory virus that usually causes mild, cold-like symptoms. Most people recover in a week or two, but RSV can be serious. Infants and older adults are more likely to develop severe RSV and need hospitalization.

Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) is the most common cause of lower respiratory tract infections. Most people develop only mild symptoms similar to that of a common cold, however it can be severe and even life threatening for certain adults at high risk.

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What Causes RSV? RSV is spread from person to person through close contact with someone who is infected via secretions from coughing and sneezing or touching objects such as toys or doorknobs that have the virus on them. It takes between two and eight days from the time of exposure for someone to become ill.

Medications to treat respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infection include the antiviral drug ribavirin, which can be used in severe high-risk cases, and bronchodilators. The efficacy of bronchodilators or racemic epinephrine in treating RSV disease remains unproved.

What Causes RSV? RSV is spread from person to person through close contact with someone who is infected via secretions from coughing and sneezing or touching objects such as toys or doorknobs that have the virus on them. It takes between two and eight days from the time of exposure for someone to become ill.

With any respiratory infection including RSV infection. However. If it seems like your child is having more difficulty breathing they're breathing faster.

Barney S. Graham. Human respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) was first isolated in 1956 from a laboratory chimpanzee with upper respiratory tract disease (for general reviews, see references 21, 57, 102, and 145).