RSV

July 9th 2024

Researchers of a JAMA Network study observed that RSV patients seemed to be older than usual and globally sicker than usual requiring advanced respiratory support and intensive care.

June 18th 2024

In most healthy adults, RSV is mild or asymptomatic, but it can cause severe illness or hospitalization in babies, young children, older adults and pregnant women, in particular, with potential complications including pneumonia, sepsis and preeclampsia.

June 17th 2024

A study in mice, researchers at the University of Michigan have found infection with RSV can alter lung function in young children.

June 14th 2024

A recent study of children with RSV conducted by St. Jude faculty member M. Asunción Mejías, M.D., Ph.D., and colleagues emphasizes that the risk of RSV extends past infancy. The study also highlights age-specific factors associated with severe disease.