What is respiratory syncytial virus?

RSV: Rsv is a virus that can infect a person's lungs. Most people have been exposed and infected by age 2. You can be infected more than once. Recovery takes a week or two. Rsv can rarely lead to severe illness requiring hospitalization, especially in infants.

Cold virus: Respiratory syncytial virus is the cause of about 70% of URI's during its peak season of Nov-April.It invades and colonizes superficial cells in the nose/airway/lungs producing little or no immune response. People tend to get it every year or two.It is dangerous I smaller infants & may require hospital care.In adults it is mostly minor.