Adults and children can both get the highly contagious respiratory syncytial virus. Here's what to know about symptoms in each age group.
Making things even harder, these viruses often appear the same in those they infect, with similar symptoms including sneezing, coughing, fever and more.Not being able to tell what sickness you have makes these viruses even more dangerous. Certain illnesses are more concerning for some populations, and RSV in particular is dangerous for children .. If you get tested, you’ll know for sure if you have this virus, which makes you better able to protect yourself and your loved ones.
“Children come to the ER usually three to four days” after infection, Grover said. “The virus starts peaking, the viral load is the maximum at that time, and parents bring their kids in because of respiratory distress.”Additionally, because children are breathing so fast to try and take in an adequate amount of air, they often end up dehydrated when suffering from RSV.
He added that pneumonia symptoms differ from person to person depending on how heavily they’re immunocompromised. “Even a mild infection can kind of push you over the edge depending on your physiological reserve,” Arias said. If you have heart issues or lung problems, RSV could be difficult for your body to manage and could lead to heart attacks or other issues that are associated with the stress that respiratory infections put on your body.
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