The winter respiratory virus season is still in full swing, with Illinois under a “high” alert level from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Among the viruses circulating most are ...

Here's what RSV is, why it especially impacts the youngest and oldest members of society and how it is usually treated.

Vaccine uptake may not be much better during the 2024–25 respiratory virus season. Fewer than two in five (38%) eligible recipients plan to get an RSV vaccine, according to a survey conducted in ...

Oct. 3, 2024 -- Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) is often thought of as a childhood illness, but it poses a significant threat to older adults as well. According to the CDC, RSV infected ...

Over the course of a two-day meeting, vaccine advisers to the US Food and Drug Administration voted in favor of approval for RSV vaccines for adults over the age of 60. The vaccine candidates, made by ...

Even though cooler days may seem far off, now is the best time to plan ahead for a healthy winter. One common respiratory illness, respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV, usually causes mild, cold-like ...

(StatePoint) Each year, up to 160,000 older adults living in the United States are hospitalized and as many as 10,000 die due to respiratory syncytial virus (RSV). RSV is a highly contagious virus ...

As many patients and their families are learning, infection with respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is not something to trifle with. Annually, rates of hospitalization and deaths from RSV in the U.S.

Though there are now respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccines approved by the FDA and recommended by the CDC for certain high-risk adults, what happens when someone ends up with severe illness from ...

A new shot is helping protect more babies from RSV. A Dayton doctor said it is already dramatically reducing hospitalizations ...

Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is a common virus that affects the nose, throat, and lungs. For most healthy adults and ...