Pathobiology of Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV)

Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) Infection

Identification of Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) Genome in the Stool of a Child with Acute Gastroenteritis

Case Report: Some viruses have been reported to cause respiratory and gastroenteric infections simultaneously. In this case we present isolation of human respiratory virus (RSV) type B from diarrheal sample of a 12 months' child with acute gastroenteritis. Results: The results indicated the presence of RSV subtype B genome in all three stool samples. Moreover, no sign of co-infections with oth...

What is respiratory syncytial virus (RSV)?

one of the most common causes of bronchiolitis and pneumonia in children under 1 year of age in the United States. It is a common reason for young infants to be hospitalized during the RSV season. RSV can also cause serious respiratory illness in older adults. Most healthy people recover from RSV infection in 1 to 2 weeks. However, infection can be severe in a few, usually among those who are a...

Perinatal Lamb Model of Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) Infection

Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is the most frequent cause of bronchiolitis in infants and children worldwide. Many animal models are used to study RSV, but most studies investigate disease in adult animals which does not address the unique physiology and immunology that makes infants more susceptible. The perinatal (preterm and term) lamb is a useful model of infant RSV disease as lambs have...

Epidemiological Changes of Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) Infections in Israel

RSV is the leading cause of lower respiratory-tract infections in infants and therefore demands in-depth epidemiological characterization. We investigated here the distribution of RSV types in Israel between the years 2005-2012. Clinical samples were collected from 11,018 patients hospitalized due to respiratory illnesses and were evaluated for the presence of various respiratory viruses, inclu...