🚨#RSV: New Ways to Protect Your Child
18 videos • 2,835 views • by American Academy of Pediatrics RSV is one of the many viruses that causes respiratory illness. It spreads like a cold virus from person to person and enters the body through the nose or eyes, usually from contact with infected saliva, mucus or nasal discharge. This virus usually occurs in the late fall through early spring months. RSV is the most common cause of hospitalization in children under age 1 year. Two to three out of every 100 infants with RSV infection may require a hospital stay. Those babies may need oxygen to help with breathing or (intravenous) IV fluids if they are not eating or drinking. Most of these children get better and can go home after a few days. RSV symptoms are typically at their worst on days 3 through 5 of illness. Call your pediatrician right away if your child has any of these symptoms: • Symptoms of bronchiolitis, i.e., wheezing, grunting, fast breathing • Symptoms of dehydration (fewer than 1 wet diaper every 8 hours) • Difficulty breathing • Gray or blue color to tongue, lips, or skin • Significantly decreased activity and alertness 💡Test your knowledge with the RSV Quiz: https://www.healthychildren.org/rsvquiz For more information: Learn more about RSV from Healthy Children: https://www.healthychildren.org/rsv https://healthychildren.org/English/h... https://www.healthychildren.org/Engli... https://www.healthychildren.org/Engli... https://www.healthychildren.org/Engli... en Español https://www.healthychildren.org/rsv-es