Although RSV is a frequent cause of acute respiratory infections (ARIs), an estimation of its incidence has proven challenging due to a lack of routine testing, overlapping clinical presentations with ...

This year, emergency departments nationwide are seeing an unusually early surge in very young and elderly patients with respiratory distress, often caused by respiratory syncytial virus or RSV. We ...

Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is a common respiratory virus which usually causes mild, cold-like symptoms during the respiratory virus season. However, especially among young infants under six ...

Credit: Getty Images. RSV primarily affects children and older adults, and can lead to severe illness or death. Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) affects infants, young children, and older adults, ...

RSV can be transmitted by breathing in virus-containing respiratory droplets from someone who has RSV. It can also be spread by touching a surface or object that’s come in contact with the virus.