Tuesday, December 15, 2009

Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV)

-RSV ia an important cause of olower resp tract disease in infants and young children, underf one year of age.

-No viraemia.

-Most cases are asymptomatic.

-The disease range from common cold-like illness inadults to febrile bronchiolitis, ronchitis and pneumonia in infants and young children.

Diagnosis
Antigen detection in resp secretions.

Treatment
Ribavirin aerosol

Prophylaxis
No specific prophylaxis is available

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