Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is a common germ that can settle into your lungs and airways. It's the top cause of upper respiratory infection in babies and toddlers, but anyone can get it. While ...

The American College of Physicians (ACP) issued updated vaccine practice points for physicians that advise adults aged 75 or ...

Adults aged 75 years or older should receive an RSV protein subunit vaccine; receipt can be considered for those aged 60 to 74 years at increased risk ...

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.

"We found that residents of these facilities suffered significantly greater morbidity and mortality from RSV infections compared with older adults living in the community." — Brenda L. Tesini, MD, ...

Flu cases are “very high” across much of Idaho, federal health experts say, and another respiratory virus is on the rise as ...

AJMC®: Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infection is often considered a childhood disease. Could you speak to this common conception and to the observed prevalence of RSV infection in adults? WALSH: ...

The American Academy of Pediatrics generally recommends RSV immunization for infants under eight months old born during or entering their first RSV season if their mothers weren’t vaccinated during ...

Yes, adults can get RSV (respiratory syncytial virus). In fact, most adults have had an RSV infection at least once in their lives. This seasonal virus is so widespread that almost all of us have had ...

Human metapneumovirus (HMPV), a respiratory virus with no vaccine and no targeted antiviral treatment, is among the ...