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What can babies take for rsv?
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Treatment supportive: Rsv is a respiratory virus that is responsible for up to 80% of respiratory symptoms in a town when at it's peak season.Symptoms vary from unrecognized to a cold in older patients to worrisome wheezing respiratory distress in infants.Treatment is supportive: oxygen as needed, airway moisture or meds if indicated, IV fluids if not drinking & treatment of any co-infection.
Answered 6/10/2014
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Supportive care: No specific medication is needed to treat RSV infection in infants. Keeping infants well hydrated and close watching of breathing difficulty are all needed.
Answered 1/12/2015
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