Experts warn of respiratory syncytial virus infection and call for universal prevention (C/AUDIO)

Experts warn of respiratory syncytial virus infection and call for universal prevention (C/AUDIO)

Experts stress that most hospitalizations (95%) “occur in healthy children” and recall that the real impact of RSV in Portugal is “significantly underestimated”.

Experts warn of respiratory syncytial virus infection

All children have the infection, which can cause bronchiolitis, up to 3 years of age. Experts argue that it is necessary to define a universal preventive method.

Experts warn that it is necessary to improve the fight against respiratory syncytial virus in children

Respiratory syncytial virus infection in children can range from a simple cold to a “serious condition of acute bronchiolitis or viral pneumonia”, requiring hospitalization in intensive care.

Experts warn of respiratory syncytial virus infection and call for universal prevention

Respiratory syncytial virus infections require 5.6 children under five years of age out of every 1000 to be hospitalized per year

Experts warn of respiratory syncytial virus infection and call for universal prevention

A group of specialists from various fields today warned of the high burden of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infection in Portugal, which causes bronchiolitis, arguing that it is necessary to define a universal preventive method for all children. In a document to which Lusa had access and which will be handed over for guardianship, the experts recall that respiratory RSV infections require 5.6 children out of every 1,000 under five years of a…

Experts warn of Respiratory Syncytial Virus infection and call for universal prevention

Experts point out that Respiratory Syncytial Virus infections require 5.6 children out of every 1000 under five years of age to be hospitalized per year.