Are adults contagious to RSV

Is rsv contagious to adults?

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Cassie P, RSV – Respiratory Syncytial Virus – causes inflammation and blockage of the lungs’ tiniest airways (acute bronchiolitis). It is the most common reason for a child to be admitted to hospital with a lung infection in Europe. By the …

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is rsv contagious to adults?

Q: we found out yesterday that our 1yr old son has rsv. he is fine now and is perking up, we gave him some medicine to get his mucus to break up and a nebulizer to help him breath better and get rid of the rsv virus. he had this when he was 6 months old. any ways i was wondering if rsv is contagious to adults. i started to fill very nauseous and sick with a headaqe that was extreamfully painful and a runny nose. please let me know.

A: Cassie P,RSV – Respiratory Syncytial Virus – causes inflammation and blockage of the lungs’ tiniest airways (acute bronchiolitis). It is the most common reason for a child to be admitted to hospital with a lung infection in Europe. By the age of two, virtually all children will have developed antibodies to RSV. This means they have come into contact with the virus and built up some resistance to it. Whilst I refer here to infants and children, older children and adults, especially the elderly, can also contract RSV. RSV infection is thought to be spread mainly by physical contact, especially by hand. The virus can survive for several hours on toys, work surfaces and on used tissues. It can also be passed through sneezing and coughing like the common cold. It is therefore, quite possible that you may have become infected. Some babies with RSV continue to have recurrent chesty symptoms throughout childhood. It is estimated that, of the 20,000 babies admitted to hospital with the disease, 30 per cent will still be having wheezing episodes 10 years later. You would be advised to consult your doctor and describe your symptoms. It is probable that you may be prescribed treatment.ALL ANSWERS SHOULD BE THOROUGHLY RESEARCHED, IN ANY FORUM AND ESPECIALLY IN THIS ONE. – MANY ANSWERS ARE FLAWED.The information provided here should not be used during any medical emergency or for the diagnosis or treatment of any medical condition. A licensed physician should be consulted for diagnosis and treatment of any and all medical conditions.I add a long link with details of this subjecthttp://www.hpa.org.uk/webw/HPAweb &Page&HPAwebAutoListName/Page/ 1191942172184?p=1191942172184Hope this helpsmatador 89

i was wanting to know if rsv that children gets is contagious and how is it contagious and what are the?

Q: symptoms and what can i do to children and adults?

A: Yes. RSV is extremely contagious and the one of the effective ways to prevent infection is washing your hands. The virus is transmitted by droplets so breathing the air where someone with RSV infection is coughing and sneezing can cause infection. The symptoms in older children and adults is similar to that of the common cold. In babies, however, it can be devastating, especially in premature infants. It causes swelling of the airways similar to that of asthma, and babies with RSV can have wheezing symptoms. Adults and older children don’t experience the same symptoms because our airways are much bigger so even if the virus causes our airways to swell, we won’t have breathing problems, unlike in young infants who have smaller airways, so a little swelling can potentially close their airways. There is a drug called Synagis that has recently been proven to prevent bad symptoms in infants infected with RSV, especially premature babies. It doesn’t prevent the infection itself but it helps prevent the devastating effects of RSV. It’s very expensive, though, and it needs to be given in once monthly injections throughout the RSV season (October to April), so tough criteria needs to be met before the insurance companies approve that it be given to the babies younger than 2 years of age (such as prematurity, older siblings in daycare, etc)