Difference between revisions of "Respiratory syncytial virus"

From Wikispooks
Jump to navigation Jump to search
(Created page with "'''Respiratory syncytial virus''', or RSV, is a very common virus causing infections in the respiratory tract. It presents as common cold in adults, and can effect more severe...")
 
(unstub)
 
(2 intermediate revisions by 2 users not shown)
Line 1: Line 1:
'''Respiratory syncytial virus''', or RSV, is a very common virus causing infections in the respiratory tract. It presents as common cold in adults, and can effect more severe conditions in infants and the immunocompromised. In mid-August 2021, reports emerged of a massive increase of hospitalizations of children due to RSV.
+
{{concept
 +
|wikipedia=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Respiratory_syncytial_virus
 +
|interest_of=
 +
|image=
 +
|image_caption=
 +
|constitutes=Virus, Disease
 +
|description=A fancy name for the common cold.
 +
}}
 +
'''Respiratory syncytial virus''', or '''RSV''', is a very common [[virus]] causing infections of the respiratory tract. It presents as common cold in adults, and can effect more severe conditions in infants and the immunocompromised. In mid-August [[2021]], reports emerged of a massive increase of hospitalizations of children due to RSV in the [[United States]].<ref>https://legalinsurrection.com/2021/08/surge-in-pediatric-respiratory-cases-appear-to-stem-from-rsv-infections-not-covid-19/</ref>
 +
 
 +
The sudden interest in renaming the common cold as the scarier-sounding RSV, coincided with the development of several "vaccines".<ref>https://www.cnn.com/2022/10/31/health/rsv-vaccines-therapies/index.html</ref>
 +
 
 +
{{SMWDocs}}
 +
==References==
 +
{{reflist}}

Latest revision as of 23:37, 6 February 2024

Concept.png Respiratory syncytial virus 
(Virus,  Disease)Rdf-entity.pngRdf-icon.png
A fancy name for the common cold.

Respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV, is a very common virus causing infections of the respiratory tract. It presents as common cold in adults, and can effect more severe conditions in infants and the immunocompromised. In mid-August 2021, reports emerged of a massive increase of hospitalizations of children due to RSV in the United States.[1]

The sudden interest in renaming the common cold as the scarier-sounding RSV, coincided with the development of several "vaccines".[2]


Many thanks to our Patrons who cover ~2/3 of our hosting bill. Please join them if you can.


References