Both colds and RSV have symptoms such as sneezing, runny nose, cough, sore throat, and decrease in appetite. Babies with RSV may be irritable, fatigued, and have breathing difficulties.

Learn to recognize dangerous RSV symptoms in children beyond typical cold signs, including breathing changes, distinctive wheezing, and feeding difficulties.

Some hospitals in the U.S. are seeing an increase in RSV and higher levels of "walking pneumonia" among young children despite overall respiratory illness activity remaining low nationally.

According to the CDC, RSV is the leading cause of infant hospitalization in the U.S. It’s estimated that 58,000-80,000 children younger than five years old are hospitalized each year due to RSV.

“RSV causes between 60 and 80,000 hospitalizations of children each year, and we sometimes see as many as 250 to 300 infant deaths from RSV. So it is very important,” said Dr. Barbe.

In addition to RSV immunizations, health care providers visiting villages around the region will also have updated vaccines for COVID-19, pertussis (also known as whooping cough), and the flu.

Influenza, or the flu, is a contagious respiratory virus. It can be a severe illness that affects the nose, throat and sometimes lungs. Symptoms of influenza are sore throat, cough, congestion ...

The CDC said the symptoms of RSV are similar to those of the flu or COVID. They include a cough, congestion, sneezing, fever and loss of appetite. Symptoms typically show up within four to six ...

UPMC Children’s Community Pediatrics IS seeing an increase in cases of flu and RSV this week. WellSpan Pediatric Medicine Physicians across the Midstate are seeing flu, RSV and a stomach bug.

It’s that time of year when any cough or sniffle could be Covid-19, flu or RSV — but there are ways to fend them off. Forecasts from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention suggest ...