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Nearly all children get RSV by age 2, but in most, it causes a bad cold. Why are some young children hospitalized for the infection?
Why is RSV so serious? The current RSV surge is serious because of the virus's impact on infants, young children and adults over 65. RSV cases are usually mild in healthy adults and older children.
Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), [a] also called human respiratory syncytial virus (hRSV) and human orthopneumovirus, is a virus that causes infections of the respiratory tract. It is a negative-sense, single-stranded RNA virus. [2] Its name is derived from the large cells known as syncytia that form when infected cells fuse. [2] [3]
Bill and Sarah Vacca of Albany, New York, were about to drop their 4-month-old daughter off at day care when they noticed that her breathing appeared labored
RSV exhibits a slower evolution, Hopkins says, meaning that at least for the time being, a single dose of the RSV vaccine is all you need to stave off severe infection.
An unprecedented surge of cases of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is causing pediatric hospitals in some regions, already dealing with COVID-19 and flu, to hit capacity.
RSV can be a dangerous and potentially deadly disease, especially for infants; about 58,000 to 80,000 children under five are hospitalized each year and up to 300 die from RSV in the U.S ...
RSV, which leads to hospitalizations for an estimated up to 80,000 children under the age of 5 annually, is a leading cause of respiratory-illness-related hospitalization at the moment.