Dr. Suthida Chintanate, a pediatrician, a specialist in pediatric respiratory diseases Wimut Hospital revealed that RSV, or Respiratory Syncytial Virus, is a virus that causes respiratory infections in both 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, both through direct contact and through contact with things. Once infected, there will be an incubation period of 4 – 6 days or up to 8 days.
The symptoms of an infected person are similar to that of a common cold. For adults or older children, symptoms will improve on their own, but the concern is in children under the age of two. or children and adults with congenital diseases such as chronic lung, asthma, immunodeficiency, heart disease, etc. This virus can spread to the lower respiratory tract. Both in the large bronchi, bronchi and lung tissue, causing pneumonia. When there is an infection in the lower respiratory tract, there may be a high fever. breathless Wheezing and abnormally large amounts of mucus
