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Once again the cold season reaches many countries, but a virus is keeping populations on alert and it is the RSV virus , which has symptoms similar to coronavirus.
Respiratory Syncytial Virus, better known as RSV, is a respiratory virus that can cause bronchitis or pneumonia.
Annually, they are reported 58 thousand cases of hospitalizations due to this respiratory virus in children under 5 years of age and 800 to 800 you die in infants, being one of the most frequent affectations during the winter season, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Disease Prevention.
Symptoms of the RSV virus
Those who contract this virus frequently symptoms develop within 4 to 6 days after becoming infected.
Said symptoms They are not presented at the same time, but in a staggered manner, the most common:
- Cough.
Sneezing.
This respiratory virus is the most common microbe causing lung and respiratory tract infections in minors.
In other cases, the page of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention of the United States details that: ” Healthy adults and infected babies
usually do not need to be hospitalized. But some people, especially older adults and babies younger than 6 months, may need to be hospitalized if they have trouble breathing or become dehydrated.” “There is no specific treatment for respiratory syncytial virus infection, but researchers are working to create vaccines and antivirals”, they add.
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