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Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV)

Please ask your pedicatrician any questions that you have regarding RSV.

Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV)

Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infection is the most common cause of lower respiratory tract infections (bronchiolitis and pneumonia) in infants and young children. It also causes cold-like symptoms in older children and Adults. It is very contageous and most infants have it before the age of 2 years. Most of them do not have a serious infection.

Below are some websites with information about this common illness.

CDC - Respiratory Syncytial Virus - Factsheet with cause, symptoms, treatment, and prevention.

March of Dimes - Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) -

WebMD - Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) Infection -Topic Overview

Directors of Health Promotion and Education (DHPE) RSV