Respiratory Syncytial virus

Type: Virus

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Generalities:

Common virus that causes respiratory problems with symptoms such as: Cough, rhinorea, Nasal congestion, sneezing, odynophagia.

In adults and young people it presents with mild symptoms, more dangerous in infants and young children with symptoms such as: dyspnea, cyanosis, rapid breathing, wheezing.

Transmission

By air: It is dispersed through small drops of saliva and body fluids. More common in day care centers, in overcrowded conditions.

 

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