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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]
A respiratory syncytial virus vaccine, or RSV vaccine, is a vaccine that protects against respiratory syncytial virus. [1] RSV affects an estimated 64 million people and causes 160,000 deaths worldwide each year. [2] The RSV vaccines Arexvy , [3] Abrysvo , [4] and Mresvia [5] are approved for medical use in the United States.
Pre-medical (often referred to as pre-med) is an educational track that undergraduate students mostly in the United States pursue prior to becoming medical students. It involves activities that prepare a student for medical school , such as pre-med coursework, volunteer activities, clinical experience, research, and the application process.
Medical school is a time of growth and professional development. It is also highly structured and regimented. 4 Skills Every Premed Student Should Develop Before Medical School
Kevin Prindle has been spending a lot of nervous hours in an Indianapolis hospital. Nurses and doctors are treating his three-month-old twin sons Harper and Kennedy, who were born premature and ...
The Medical School Admission Requirements Guide (MSAR) is a suite of guides produced by the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC), [1] which helps inform prospective medical students about medical school, the application process, and the undergraduate preparation. The MSAR staff works in collaboration with the admissions offices at ...
The FDA has approved an antibody injection to protect newborn babies from RSV. The drug now awaits a decision from the CDC. There are new options for RSV prevention.
In the 2021-2022 application season, George Washington University was the 4th most applied to medical school in the country and ranked as the 7th most selective medical school in the United States based on the number of applicants. It was the most applied-to U.S. medical school in the 2023-2024 application season. [16]