Dr Suthida Chintanate, paediatrician, specialist in pediatric respiratory diseases Wimut Hospital revealed that RSV, or Respiratory Syncytial Virus, is a virus that causes respiratory infections in children and adults, with 2 strains, A and B. It is transmitted through contact with the patient’s secretions such as mucus, saliva, or sputum, by direct contact and by contact with things. Once infected, there is an incubation period of 4 – 6 days or up to 8 days.
The symptoms of an infected person are similar to those of a common cold. For adults or older children, the symptoms will improve on their own, but the concern is in children under two. or children and adults with congenital diseaseslike chronic lung, asthma, immunodeficiency, heart disease, etc. This virus can spread to the lower respiratory tract. Both are in the large bronchus, bronchi and lung tissue, causing pneumonia. When there is an infection in the lower respiratory tract, there may be a high fever. short of breath Wheezing and a lot of mucus
