Prevention of respiratory syncytial virus infection

The prevention of respiratory syncytial virus infection

Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is the most significant cause of acute respiratory tract infections in infants and young children worldwide. RSV accounts for approximately 70% of hospitalizations for bronchiolitis and 40% of pneumonia among infants <1 year of life. RSV infection seems to be associated with recurrent wheezing during the first decade of life and impaired respiratory health-rela...

-Prevention of respiratory syncytial virus infection-.

Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is responsible for annual outbreaks of severe respiratory disease among infants. Its prevention has been considered for many years but the first vaccination trials resulted in diseases of increased severity. New vaccines are in progress with promising results, although their efficacy in the presence of maternal antibodies, and their tolerance in very young babi...

Bovine respiratory syncytial virus infection.

Bovine respiratory syncytial virus (BRSV) belongs to the pneumovirus genus within the family Paramyxoviridae and is a major cause of respiratory disease in young calves. BRSV is enveloped and contains a negative sense, single-stranded RNA genome encoding 11 proteins. The virus replicates predominantly in ciliated respiratory epithelial cells but also in type II pneumocytes. It appears to cause ...

Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) Infection

Prevention in respiratory syncytial virus infections.

Respiratory syncytial virus is the most important cause of viral lower respiratory illness in infants and children worldwide. By the age of 2 years, nearly every child has become infected with respiratory syncytial virus and re-infections are common throughout life. Most infections are mild and can be managed at home, but this virus causes serious diseases in preterm children, especially those ...