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Health Conditions
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Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV)
Who has it?
Almost all children have had an RSV infection by the time they are 2 to 3 years old, with the peak occurrence at age 2 months to 8 months. It is possible to develop RSV after you have already had it once before, however the severity tends to decrease with age and occurance. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 31 of 1000 children under the age of 1 year are hospitalized each year because of RSV. The CDC has also reported that hospitalizations due to RSV infections are higher in children of American Indian or Alaska Native descent, which is thought to be due to an increased prevalence of risk factors for RSV in these populations. Although, RSV is primarily known as a children's virus, adults may also become infected with RSV. RSV in adults is much less recognized because many other respiratory infections have similar clinical manifestations to RSV. In adults, the signs and symptoms of RSV typically mimic the common cold.
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Who has it?
