Dr. Kerry-Anne Perkins, a new mom and board-certified OB-GYN shares what parents need to know about RSV and more.

Just like adults under 60, elderly adults who get RSV tend to have mild symptoms, such as runny nose, sore throat, cough, ...

RSV is a highly contagious virus affecting the respiratory system, especially dangerous for infants, young children ... but medical care can alleviate severe cases. Pregnant females are also ...

The other group at the highest risk when it comes to RSV is children under age five, and specifically infants—especially ...

Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is the most important cause of infantile bronchiolitis and pneumonia. It is ubiquitous, with most children acquiring ... with point-of-care testing.

Last year, a prenatal maternal vaccine (Avrexy) and a long-lasting monoclonal antibody called nirsevimab were approved for ...

Getting the annual RSV shot and other important vaccines is a fantastic way to safeguard yourself and your family as winter ...

But there’s another virus out there that can also cause these symptoms: It’s called respiratory syncytial ... of illness in children—in fact, most kids will have had an RSV infection by ...

Children’s Hospital of Erlanger is now accepting appointments to receive the Beyfortus respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccine through Children’s General Pediatrics located at the Kennedy Outpatient ...

Respiratory Syncytial ... virus, as risks come with its catch because it can affect the newborn child. The move by WHO's ...

as the presentation is indistinguishable from other respiratory tract infections, and epidemics often overlap. The microbiologic confirmation of RSV infection is based on detecting the virus in a ...

Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV ... (infection of the lungs) found in children less than 1 years in the United States. Usually, people recover from RSV in a very short span of time, but in ...