2007-01-29 04:53:12 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Respiratory Diseases
RSV (Respiratory Syncytial Virus) is a very contagious viral infection of the lungs and upper airway that affects infants and toddlers. It presents itself as a cold in older children and adults, but in infants (especially preemies) and toddlers it can potentially be very dangerous. Another term for it is sticky airway disease because the mucous is so thick and stringy that these babies are not able to cough up the mucous. Sometimes the mucous becomes so thick that it can plug off some of the smaller bronchial tubes in the lungs.
2007-01-29 13:45:07 · answer #1 · answered by CJBig 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Respiratory Syncytial Virus
2007-01-29 04:57:26 · answer #2 · answered by meaty_okra 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
RSV, it is a virus that affects the lungs. The symptoms of it is a stuffy nose, sore throat, cough, headache, fever and just an overall feeling of being sick.
Here is a video more about this, as well as how to prevent it!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gGC8t1vEE1M
2014-09-11 12:38:33 · answer #3 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Here is a couple of links on it
http://www.marchofdimes.com/pnhec/298_9546.asp
http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dvrd/revb/respiratory/rsvfeat.htm
2007-01-29 04:57:51 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋