The CDC no longer advises a five-day isolation period when you test positive, but recommends taking other precautions once ...

After 25 years as a pediatric infectious diseases specialist, Asunción Mejías is too familiar with the deadly unpredictability of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), an infection that ...

When Lauren’s seven-month-old son, Jack, tested positive for respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) a few days after snuggling with family members at a get-together, the New Jersey mom wasn’t ...

First discovered in chimpanzees in 1956 and in children the following year, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) isn’t new. Neither is it uncommon among the youngest and oldest populations ...

Covid-19 levels in the United States are high and rising, flu season is approaching quickly, and RSV cases are already starting to tick up. Forecasts from the US Centers for Disease Control and ...

Everyone age 60 and older who is at risk for getting very sick from RSV can get vaccinated, after talking with their doctor. Everyone age 60 and older who is at risk for getting very sick from RSV can ...

A mum-of-three whose twins became critically ill after catching respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is urging pregnant women to get themselves vaccinated against the virus. Jodie Stalker ...

Pregnant women across Australia could be offered a free vaccine to protect their babies against respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) from next year. Health Minister Mark Butler has flagged the ...

Now that’s the stuff of sleepless nights. For most healthy people, RSV feels like a cold—annoying, but nothing super serious. But babies, especially those under six months old, are especially ...

Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccination in adults aged 60 years and older may be cost-effective in preventing illness, hospitalizations, lost quality of life, and deaths, according to one study.

Ziresovir reduces respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) symptoms and viral load in infants, offering hope for an effective treatment. A phase 3 clinical trial conducted in China evaluated the efficacy ...