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Can people develop immunity to respiratory syncytial virus infection?
Respiratory syncytial virus infection is so common that prevention is impossible. However, steps can be taken to reduce a child's contact with the disease.
What is effective against respiratory syncytial virus?
Ribavirin (Virazole) is used to treat respiratory syncytial virus. In combination with interferons, ribavirin has shown some efficacy against hepatitis C
What does the acronym rsvsra mean?
The acronym RSVSRA stands for "Respiratory Syncytial Virus Specific Receptor Alpha." It is a protein on human cells that the respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) binds to when infecting the respiratory tract.
What does rsv stand for in rsv virus?
RSV stands for respiratory syncytial virus, the most frequent cause of serious respiratory tract infections in infants and children younger than 4 years of age. RSV causes nasal stuffiness and discharge, cough, and sometimes ear infections.
What is respiratory syncytial virus infection?
a virus that can cause severe lower respiratory infections in children under the age of two, and milder upper respiratory infections in older children and adults.
Palivizumab is used to treat respiratory syncytial virus disease the antiviral drug is?
monoclonal-antibody
What are the symptoms of respiratory syncytial virus infection?
In children under two, the virus causes a serious lower respiratory infection in the lungs. In older children and healthy adults, it causes a mild upper respiratory infection
What has the author Calliope Caravokyri written?
Calliope Caravokyri has written: 'Characterization of temperature-sensitive mutants of human respiratory syncytial (RS) virus'
Is there an over the counter medication for respiratory syncytial virus?
Any over the counter Cold remedy would probably work as well as anything.
What else is respiratory syncytial virus infection called?
RSV infection is also called bronchiolitis, because it is marked in young children by inflammation of the bronchioles.
Is RSV a genetic disease?
RSV (respiratory syncytial virus) is not a genetic disease. It is a common respiratory infection that affects people of all ages, particularly young children and older adults. RSV is caused by a virus, not by genetic factors.
What does the medical term RSV refer to?
The medical term RSV refers to Respiratory Syncytial Virus. It is a virus that can cause fairly minor breathing problems for adults but can be very serious for young children.
