In adults, RSV typically causes upp...
History of prematurity, secondhand tobacco smoke exposure, daycare, number and age of siblings
Immunization history
Family history of respiratory disease
Children: nasal congestion, coug...
Treatment for patients with RSV is supportive.
Nasal suction and lubrication. Antipyretics for fever. Treat dehydration (oral or intravenous/nasogastric)—particularly in infan...
Ad26.RSV.preF demonstrated protection from RSV infection through immunization in a human challenge model, and therefore could potentially protect against natural RSV infection and disease...
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. RSV. Retrieved from https://www.cdc.gov/rsv/clinical/index.html.
Munro APS, Martinon-Torr...
B97.4 Respiratory syncytial virus causing diseases classd elswhr
J06.9 Acute upper respiratory infection, unspecified
J21.0 Acute bronchiolitis due to respiratory syncytial virus
J12.1 Respira...
RSV causes 50–90% of pediatric bronchiolitis.
Hand sanitation (alcohol-based rubs are preferred) is the key to RSV prevention.
The diagnosis of RSV is typically clinical. Routine laborat...
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Small airway with epithelial inflammation, exudative infiltrate, and multinucleated syncytial giant cells in the surrounding lung parenchyma.
Small airway with epithelial inflammation, exudative infiltrate, and multinucleated syncytial giant cells in the surrounding lung parenchy...
Multiple syncytial giant cells associated with exudative inflammation.
Syncytial cell containing many basophilic nuclei and multiple eosinophilic globular homogenous cytoplasmic inclusions; there are no intranuclear inclusions.
Syncytial cell containing many basophilic nuclei and multiple eosinophilic globular homogenous cytoplasmic inclusions; there are no intran...