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In babies, RSV is a common cause of a type of chest infection called bronchiolitis. Last week, the UK Health Security Agency ...
To protect yourself from RSV, practice good hygiene, consider getting a vaccination and be aware of potential risks, says the ...
Among the viruses circulating most are COVID-19, flu and RSV. So far this season, the CDC estimates, there have been at least 24 million flu illnesses, 310,000 hospitalizations and 13,000 deaths ...
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Department of Health and Human Services adopted Aug. 4 the Advisory ...
Despite strong clinical data, RSV immunization rates among pregnant women and older adults remain worryingly low, highlighting the need for targeted outreach programs.
RSV leads to 58,000–80,000 hospitalizations among children younger than 5 years old, the CDC said, and 100,000–150,000 hospitalizations among adults 60 years and older.
RSV infections are very common, to the point that nearly every child will have one before they turn 2 years old. Most children experience symptoms similar to a cold, like coughing and sneezing ...
RSV is not a new pathogen. The virus infects some 64 million people a year worldwide. But it poses a particularly high risk to adults over 65 and to children, who are more likely to require ...
Dr. Dailya Khuon, a pediatric infectious disease physician at Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital, said RSV will affect about 90% of children by the time they’re 2 years of age.
RSV is typically a risk for the youngest of kids – or the immunocompromised, like Jackson. That's why his mother is speaking out, to alert parents to take their kids' symptoms seriously.
Despite adequate availability of nirsevimab, only about one third of eligible children receive it for respiratory syncytial ...
Children in the HA-RSV group were more likely to have cardiovascular comorbidities (P = .005), but they were less likely to have respiratory comorbidities (P = .02), according to the researchers.