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My 2 year old nephew came home from daycare last week with a high fever. The pediatrician said she thought he had RSV.
RSV stands for Respiratory Syncytial Virus. It’s the leading cause of respiratory infections in children. Almost all children have had it at least once before they’re 2 years old. It’s not an infection limited to children, adults can also be infected. In fact you’ve probably had RSV several times throughout your lifetime. In most cases it presents itself as a bad cold. It’s more severe in premature infants, children under 6 months or who have another health condition that that affects their heart, respiratory or immune system.
RSV stands for Respiratory Syncytial Virus. It’s the leading cause of respiratory infections in children. Almost all children have had it at least once before they’re 2 years old. It’s not an infection limited to children, adults can also be infected. In fact you’ve probably had RSV several times throughout your lifetime. In most cases it presents itself as a bad cold. It’s more severe in premature infants, children under 6 months or who have another health condition that that affects their heart, respiratory or immune system.
