RSV accounts for approximately 20,000 hospitalisations in children under one year and is responsible for 20 to 30 infant deaths in the UK each year. Here is everything you need to know about the illness and the new vaccine rollout to help prevent it....
Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is a common, highly contagious illness that often causes mild upper respiratory symptoms, similar to a cold. However, for infants, older adults, and people who have a weakened immune system or certain underlying health problems, RSV can cause serious lower respira...
However, abundant data shows that HMPV is distinct from its cousin RSV in many ways. First, the order of genes in its genome is quite different. In addition, HMPV is missing two genes that RSV uses to overcome the immune response that would normally target it; yet HMPV has its own wa...
Because particles containingBordetella pertussisget released into the air when a sick person coughs or sneezes, the illness is highly contagious. Whooping cough is, the CDC says, because some people may have only mild symptoms, not realizing they have the disease and unknowingly spreading it to o...
Human metapneumovirus is not new and has previously spiked in the U.S. Getty News that northern China is seeing a surge of the respiratory illness called human metapneumovirus (HMPV), bringing an uptick in hospitalizations, is sparking a bit of anxious déjà vu on social media. But Chin...
Yet all infants and toddlers might be more at risk this year. In a June health advisory, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warned medical professionals that older infants and toddlers might be at greater than usual risk of severe RSV-associated illness because it was unlikely...
Children's hospitals in parts of the U.S. are seeing a surge in a common respiratory illness that can cause severe breathing problems for babies. RSV cases fell dramatically two years ago as the pandemic shut down schools, day cares and businesses. With restrictions easing in the summer of ...
While there's no specific treatment for RSV, hospitals can support babies through the illness with things like oxygen and IV fluids. Dr. Jade A. Cobern, M.D., M.P.H., is a pediatrician, specialized in preventive medicine, and a member of the ABC News Medical Unit....
Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), a virus that can cause severe problems, especially for young children and older adults, has increased illness and hospitalizations.
Health officials believe the virus was initially transmitted from animals to humans, but thathuman-to-human transmissionof the flu-like illness is now occurring. Here's what you need to know: What is a coronavirus? Coronavirusesare a large group of viruses that can cause illnesses as minor a...