RSV is usually contagious for three to eight days. A patient also may be contagious a day or two before experiencing symptoms ...

His mother, Amberlie Reinertsen, says Mason has had lung complications since birth but has never been this sick before.

In the wake of multiple cases of human metapneumovirus (hMPV) in India, multiple questions about its causes and symptoms seem ...

Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) leads to over 30 million severe respiratory infections, 3.5 million hospitalizations, and 100,000 deaths among children under five each year globally. Nearly half of ...

UPMC saw an increase in RSV cases in its health system, including in Lancaster County, a spokesperson said Jan. 7, especially ...

Younger children and older adults are more at risk of severe symptoms of RSV, which can lead to serious illnesses like bronchiolitis and pneumonia, according to the CDC. In those cases ...

It spreads through inhalation or contact with the fluids from an infected person's coughs or sneezes. 2 While often linked to ...

As of Jan. 20, the CDC reports that RSV activity has peaked in most of the U.S., particularly among young children—a group ...

"In very young infants with RSV, their only symptoms may be irritability, decreased activity, and breathing difficulties," the CDC said. The CDC recommends RSV vaccines for all adults ages 75 and ...