Mask wearing, social distancing and other public-health measures put in place to thwart COVID-19 also kept other respiratory infections at bay. But by late 2022, most countries had dropped these ...

Although RSV is a frequent cause of acute respiratory infections (ARIs), an estimation of its incidence has proven challenging due to a lack of routine testing, overlapping clinical presentations with ...

The complex shape of respiratory syncytial virus is one hurdle limiting the development of treatments for an infection that leads to hospitalization or worse for hundreds of thousands of people in the ...

Credit: Getty Images. RSV primarily affects children and older adults, and can lead to severe illness or death. Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) affects infants, young children, and older adults, ...

Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is an infection that affects your lungs, nose, throat, and breathing passages. You get it when infected droplets enter your nose, eyes, or mouth. This might happen ...

Explore the latest advances in RSV vaccine research, and what these developments mean for prevention and public health.

Every winter, respiratory syncytial virus sends tens of thousands of U.S. infants to the hospital, filling pediatric ICU beds with babies struggling to breathe. Monoclonal antibodies have given ...

Doctors sometimes use tests for respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) to make or confirm a diagnosis. Here’s a look at the different kinds. There are two main kinds of RSV tests: rapid (antigen) and ...

Respiratory Syncytial Virus or RSV is one of the most common respiratory viruses circulating today. Often thought of as only being dangerous to babies and toddlers due to how often child-related RSV ...