Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) and walking pneumonia, while sharing some common symptoms like cough and fever, have distinct characteristics. RSV, a viral infection prevalent in children ...

RSV season is upon us, which means thousands of children under five years of age and hundreds of thousands of adults will be hospitalized in the U.S. The Respiratory Syncytial Virus is an ...

Approximately 1 in 20 adults with outpatient respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infections were readmitted to the hospital within 28 days, based on new data from more than 67,000 cases. RSV remains ...

Doctors say RSV trends are returning to pre-pandemic levels. Some hospitals in the U.S. are seeing an increase in RSV and higher levels of "walking pneumonia" among young children despite overall ...

Researchers estimate that 123,000 to 193,000 U.S. adults were hospitalized each year with respiratory syncytial virus from the 2016-2017 RSV season through the 2022-2023 season, according to a new ...

Community pharmacies play a pivotal role in educating older adults about RSV, as 78% lacked prior education from healthcare providers. The study found that 63% of participants chose to receive the ...

Some hospitals in the U.S. are seeing an increase in cases of RSV and so-called "walking pneumonia." Here's what you need to know. A rise in rates of sudden unexpected infant deaths may have been ...

Some hospitals in the U.S. are seeing an increase in RSV and higher levels of "walking pneumonia" among young children despite overall respiratory illness activity remaining low nationally.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warned in October that both RSV and walking pneumonia — a mild but very contagious illness — are on the rise, especially among very young kids.