1. RSV Info Center Diagnosing and management of respiratory syncytial virus. Includes resources for healthcare providers. http://www.rsvinfo.com/

Welcome to the RSV Info Center where you'll find a comprehensive overview about the most common cause of lower respiratory tract infections in children. Recent studies Recent studies suggest improved pulmonary function in patients hospitalized with RSV infections and treated with Virazole® the risk factors the RSV/Asthma link the need to look rapid test kits ... early treatment benefits

2. Centers For Disease Control And Prevention: Respiratory And Enteric Viruses Bran Factsheet with cause, symptoms, treatment, and prevention. http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dvrd/revb/respiratory/rsvfeat.htm

NREVSS Measles Viral Gastroenteritis Rotavirus ... Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) Respiratory Syncytial Virus Clinical features: Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is the most common cause of bronchiolitis and pneumonia among infants and children under 1 year of age. Illness begins most frequently with fever, runny nose, cough, and sometimes wheezing. During their first RSV infection, between 25% and 40% of infants and young children have signs or symptoms of bronchiolitis or pneumonia, and 0.5% to 2% require hospitalization. Most children recover from illness in 8 to 15 days. The majority of children hospitalized for RSV infection are under 6 months of age. RSV also causes repeated infections throughout life, usually associated with moderate-to-severe cold-like symptoms; however, severe lower respiratory tract disease may occur at any age, especially among the elderly or among those with compromised cardiac, pulmonary, or immune systems. The virus: RSV is a negative-sense, enveloped RNA virus. The virion is variable in shape and size (average diameter of between 120 and 300 nm), is unstable in the environment (surviving only a few hours on environmental surfaces), and is readily inactivated with soap and water and disinfectants. Epidemiologic features: RSV is spread from respiratory secretions through close contact with infected persons or contact with contaminated surfaces or objects. Infection can occur when infectious material contacts mucous membranes of the eyes, mouth, or nose, and possibly through the inhalation of droplets generated by a sneeze or cough. In temperate climates, RSV infections usually occur during annual community outbreaks, often lasting 4 to 6 months, during the late fall, winter, or early spring months. The timing and severity of outbreaks in a community vary from year to year. RSV spreads efficiently among children during the annual outbreaks, and most children will have serologic evidence of RSV infection by 2 years of age.

3. MedlinePlus: Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infections Directory of factsheets, news reports, and articles. http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/respiratorysyncytialvirusinfections.html

@import url(http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/images/advanced.css); Skip navigation Other health topics: A B C D ... List of All Topics Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infections Contents of this page: Overviews Research Anatomy/Physiology Organizations ... Information from the Medical Encyclopedia Search MEDLINE/PubMed for recent research articles on Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infections You may also be interested in these MedlinePlus related pages: Viral Infections Child and Teen Health Infections Lungs and Breathing Overviews Respiratory Syncytial Virus (Nemours Foundation) Respiratory Syncytial Virus (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research) Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) (March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation) Also available in: Spanish Specific Conditions Bronchiolitis (Nemours Foundation) Also available in: Spanish Bronchiolitis (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research) Related Issues Human Metapnemovirus (HMPV) (American Lung Association) Clinical Trials ClinicalTrials.gov: Bronchiolitis (National Institutes of Health) ClinicalTrials.gov: Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infections

4. Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) Facts Summary of symptoms, treatment, and other facts. http://www.astdhpphe.org/infect/rsv.html

Respiratory Syncytial Virus Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infection is a viral disease of the lungs. It is one of the most important causes of lower respiratory tract illness in infants and young children. RSV is spread by contact with droplets from the nose or throat of an infected person. Persons with mild infections usually get better without treatment. Severely ill children often need to be hospitalized. There is currently no vaccine to prevent RSV infection. The best ways to prevent the spread of RSV are to cover coughs and sneezes and to wash hands often and well. Intravenous immune globulin treatment has recently been approved for use in high-risk infants. What is respiratory syncytial virus infection? Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infection is one of the most important causes of lower respiratory illness in infants and young children. It also causes both mild and serious respiratory diseases in older children and adults. What is the infectious agent that causes RSV infection? RSV infection is caused by the respiratory syncytial virus.

5. MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia: Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) Includes cause, symptoms, risk factors, diagnosis, treatment, complications, and prevention. http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/001564.htm

@import url(/medlineplus/images/advanced.css); Skip navigation Medical Encyclopedia Other encyclopedia topics: A-Ag Ah-Ap Aq-Az B-Bk ... Z Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) Contents of this page: Illustrations Alternative names Definition Causes, incidence, and risk factors ... Prevention Illustrations Bronchiolitis Gianotti-Crosti syndrome on the leg Alternative names Return to top RSV Definition Return to top Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is a very common virus that causes mild cold-like symptoms in adults and older healthy children. It can cause serious respiratory infections in young babies, especially those born prematurely, who have heart or lung disease, or who are immunocompromised. Causes, incidence, and risk factors Return to top RSV is the most common respiratory pathogen in infants and young children. It has infected nearly all infants by the age of two years. Seasonal outbreaks of acute respiratory illness occur each year, on a schedule that is somewhat predictable in each region. The season typically begins in the fall and runs into the spring. RSV is spread easily by physical contact. Touching, kissing, and shaking hands with an infected person can spread RSV. Transmission is usually by contact with contaminated secretions, which may involve tiny droplets or objects that droplets have touched. RSV can live for half an hour or more on hands. The virus can also live up to five hours on countertops and for several hours on used tissues. RSV often spreads very rapidly in crowded households and day care centers.

6. Respiratory Syncytial Virus Signs of this common infection, recommended treatment, and when to call the doctor. http://www.kidshealth.org/parent/infections/lung/rsv.html

KidsHealth Parents Infections Signs and Symptoms: Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is a major cause of respiratory illness in young children. RSV infection produces a variety of signs and symptoms involving different areas of the respiratory tract, from the nose to the lungs. In adults and children older than 3 years, RSV usually causes symptoms of a simple upper respiratory tract illness or common cold . These symptoms include a stuffy or runny nose, sore throat, mild headache, mild cough , low-grade fever, and a general feeling of being ill. In children younger than age 3, RSV can cause a lower respiratory tract illness like bronchiolitis or pneumonia and in more severe cases can lead to respiratory failure. Symptoms may include high fever, severe cough, wheezing, abnormally rapid breathing, difficulty breathing, and a bluish color of the lips or fingernails caused by lowered levels of oxygen in the blood. In infants with severe RSV infection, there may be abnormal retractions of the muscles between the ribs, as the child struggles to draw breath into infected breathing passages. Children who were born prematurely, or who have preexisting lung, heart, or immune problems are at greatest risk to have serious complications from RSV infection. Description: RSV is a virus that causes infection of the lungs and breathing passages. It can infect the same person several times during a lifetime, causing more severe illnesses (like pneumonia) in infancy, but only a common cold in adulthood. After each RSV infection, the body forms some immunity to the virus, but that immunity is never complete. Re-infections occur, but they usually are less severe than earlier RSV attacks. RSV passes from person to person through infected nasal and oral fluids. It can enter the body when eyes or nose are touched.

7. RSV Info Center Diagnosing and management of respiratory syncytial virus. Includes resources for healthcare providers. http://tmsyn.wc.ask.com/r?t=an&s=hb&uid=24312681243126812&sid=343126

8. Centers For Disease Control And Prevention: Respiratory And Enteric Viruses Bran National Respiratory and Enteric Virus (NRVESS) Adenovirus. arrow. Human Parainfluenza. arrow. respiratory syncytial virus http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dvrd/revb/

NREVSS Measles Viral Gastroenteritis Rotavirus ... Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) The Respiratory and Enteric Viruses Branch is organized into the Office of the Chief and five teams: Enteroviruses Measles and Herpesviruses Molecular Virology Respiratory Viruses Viral Gastroenteritis About Us The Respiratory and Enteric Viruses Branch: Provides reference/diagnostic services and conducts multinational surveillance and epidemiologic studies for respiratory and enteric virus diseases. Conducts studies on the etiology of respiratory, enteroviral, and enteric virus diseases, methods of virus isolation, biochemical and antigenic characterization of new viruses, and improvement of serologic and rapid diagnostic techniques. Develops, evaluates, and improves diagnostic reagents. Develops and evaluates methods to prevent and control disease caused by respiratory viruses, enteroviruses, measles virus, and enteric viruses. Serves as the WHO collaborating centers for Respiratory Viruses Other Than Influenza, the WHO Collaborating Center for Rotavirus and the Agents of Viral Gastroenteritis, and the WHO Collaborating Center for Measles Diagnostics and Molecular Surveillance. Develops and evaluates methods to prevent and control disease caused by respiratory viruses, enteroviruses, measles virus, herpesviruses and enteric viruses.

9. Respiratory Syncytial Virus Learn how to recognize the signs and symptoms of this contagious infection. http://kidshealth.org/parent/infections/bacterial_viral/rsv.html

KidsHealth Parents Infections Signs and Symptoms: Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is a major cause of respiratory illness in young children. RSV infection produces a variety of signs and symptoms involving different areas of the respiratory tract, from the nose to the lungs. In adults and children older than 3 years, RSV usually causes symptoms of a simple upper respiratory tract illness or common cold . These symptoms include a stuffy or runny nose, sore throat, mild headache, mild cough , low-grade fever, and a general feeling of being ill. In children younger than age 3, RSV can cause a lower respiratory tract illness like bronchiolitis or pneumonia and in more severe cases can lead to respiratory failure. Symptoms may include high fever, severe cough, wheezing, abnormally rapid breathing, difficulty breathing, and a bluish color of the lips or fingernails caused by lowered levels of oxygen in the blood. In infants with severe RSV infection, there may be abnormal retractions of the muscles between the ribs, as the child struggles to draw breath into infected breathing passages. Children who were born prematurely, or who have preexisting lung, heart, or immune problems are at greatest risk to have serious complications from RSV infection. Description: RSV is a virus that causes infection of the lungs and breathing passages. It can infect the same person several times during a lifetime, causing more severe illnesses (like pneumonia) in infancy, but only a common cold in adulthood. After each RSV infection, the body forms some immunity to the virus, but that immunity is never complete. Re-infections occur, but they usually are less severe than earlier RSV attacks. RSV passes from person to person through infected nasal and oral fluids. It can enter the body when eyes or nose are touched.

10. RSV Prevention ? RSVProtection.com Learn how respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) can cause a serious respiratory illness in atrisk infants and children. Find out why premature babies http://tmsyn.wc.ask.com/r?t=an&s=hb&uid=24312681243126812&sid=343126

11. Respiratory Syncytial Virus respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is a major cause of respiratory illness in young children. Read this article for parents to learn how to recognize the http://kidshealth.org/parent/infections/lung/rsv.html

KidsHealth Parents Infections Signs and Symptoms: Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is a major cause of respiratory illness in young children. RSV infection produces a variety of signs and symptoms involving different areas of the respiratory tract, from the nose to the lungs. In adults and children older than 3 years, RSV usually causes symptoms of a simple upper respiratory tract illness or common cold . These symptoms include a stuffy or runny nose, sore throat, mild headache, mild cough , low-grade fever, and a general feeling of being ill. In children younger than age 3, RSV can cause a lower respiratory tract illness like bronchiolitis or pneumonia and in more severe cases can lead to respiratory failure. Symptoms may include high fever, severe cough, wheezing, abnormally rapid breathing, difficulty breathing, and a bluish color of the lips or fingernails caused by lowered levels of oxygen in the blood. In infants with severe RSV infection, there may be abnormal retractions of the muscles between the ribs, as the child struggles to draw breath into infected breathing passages. Children who were born prematurely, or who have preexisting lung, heart, or immune problems are at greatest risk to have serious complications from RSV infection. Description: RSV is a virus that causes infection of the lungs and breathing passages. It can infect the same person several times during a lifetime, causing more severe illnesses (like pneumonia) in infancy, but only a common cold in adulthood. After each RSV infection, the body forms some immunity to the virus, but that immunity is never complete. Re-infections occur, but they usually are less severe than earlier RSV attacks. RSV passes from person to person through infected nasal and oral fluids. It can enter the body when eyes or nose are touched.

12. Home - American Lung Association Site Fact sheet. http://www.lungusa.org/diseases/rsvfac.html

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13. Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV, is a virus that attacks the mucous membranes of people's respiratory tracts http://tmsyn.wc.ask.com/r?t=an&s=hb&uid=24312681243126812&sid=343126

14. Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) Facts respiratory syncytial virus. respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infection is a viral disease of the lungs. http://tmsyn.wc.ask.com/r?t=an&s=hb&uid=24312681243126812&sid=343126

15. Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) A description of the respiratory syncytial virus and how it affects children, by Dr. Len Leshin. http://tmsyn.wc.ask.com/r?t=an&s=hb&uid=24312681243126812&sid=343126

16. Communicable Disease Fact Sheet Communicable Disease Fact Sheet, respiratory syncytial virus infection http://tmsyn.wc.ask.com/r?t=an&s=hb&uid=24312681243126812&sid=343126

17. CDC - Respiratory Syncytial Virus Adenovirus Human Parainfluenza respiratory syncytial virus Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) respiratory syncytial virus http://tmsyn.wc.ask.com/r?t=an&s=hb&uid=24312681243126812&sid=343126

18. Respiratory Syncytial Virus - MayoClinic.com respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infection typically mimics a cold, but occasionally can be serious. http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=DS00414

19. RSV Care Signs and symptoms of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV). Recommends the use of Synagis brand antibody shots to prevent the disorder in premature babies, who are more prone to severe complications. From Caremark, a pharmaceutical management company. http://www.rsvcare.com/

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