RSV (Respiratory syncytial virus)

[HHTel]

Unbelievable. If we haven't had enough problems with Covid, the schools are shutting down again because of an outbreak of RSV. Never heard of it before. Highly contagious. They've been trying to develop a vaccine since the 1960's. Mostly affects youngsters. Mitigation is pretty much the same as Covid - hand washing and social distancing. In adults is like a mild cold, but can be quite severe in children and old people. Cases are sprouting up over the last week or so triggering the schools to temporarily shut down.
My 3 year old granddaughter appears to have it.
The upside is that once you've recovered from it, you're unlikely to be infected again for 5 - 7 years.
Can be severe enough to warrant hospitalisation if it leads to bronchitis.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Respirato ... tial_virus

https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/ge ... -khon-kaen
This link says it affects children up to 2 years old. I think the facts are lost in translation. I'm sure it should read that children up to 2 years old that are infected should be rushed to hospital. Anyone can catch it especially children.

https://www.thailandmedical.news/news/b ... n-severely

[PJG]

Is serious for children up to about 5 yrs old. There was an outbreak in Hua Hin about 2yrs ago. My grandson then 2 1/2 caught it and required intravenous antibiotics and nebuliser treatment at hospital. Took about 10 days to fully recover. If I remember right we all had flu like symptoms at the time.

[HHTel]

It appears to have temporarily closed some kindergartens.
Now we have rising cases of HFMD (Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease).

[PeteC]

I think it's more common than many know. My daughter had it here in 2007 at age 2 and was indeed hospitalized, IV, oxygen etc. At the time they didn't call it "RSV", they simply called it bronchial pneumonia. My oldest daughter also had it, again age 2 and the same symptoms and treatment. I think it's been with us for a very long time, maybe centuries.