You may have heard about the rising cases of respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV, this fall. RSV is a common flu-like respiratory virus. It is frequently mild but can cause serious lung infections in infants and young children, as well as in older adults and people with pre-existing medical conditions.
These graphics from the CDC offer recommendations on how to avoid RSV infection.
For more information on identifying RSV, please follow the link below (also available in Spanish):
https://newsinhealth.nih.gov/2021/09/recognizing-rsv
Original source can be found here.
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