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Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) in adults is typically less severe than RSV in children or the elderly. This eMedTV segment explains the transmission, symptoms, incubation period, and treatment of RSV in adults.
RSV (respiratory syncytial virus) is very common in infants between the ages of one and six months. This eMedTV resource covers the risk factors, transmission, symptoms, and treatment of RSV in infants.
Two methods of RSV prevention include good infection control practices and monthly injections of Synagis. This eMedTV article discusses good practices, such as frequent handwashing, for the prevention of RSV.
Some RSV risk factors include premature birth, asthma, and exposure to tobacco smoke. This page of the eMedTV site discusses these and other RSV (respiratory syncytial virus) risk factors that increase a person's chance of developing RSV.


