What is Respiratory Syncytial Virus?
Respiratory Syncytial Virus, abbreviated as RSV, is a type of virus that causes lung infections and infections of the respiratory tract. This virus is very common and most children have been infected with it before their 2nd birthday. However, Respiratory Syncytial Virus can also affect adult people. Infection with this virus can be serious in older people, infants, and people whose immune system was compromised. Because of that, special medical tests for RSV were made.
Signs and Symptoms of RSV
Signs and symptoms of infection with RSV typically present themselves four to six days after a patient has been exposed to the virus. In grown-ups and the older children, Respiratory Syncytial Virus causes signs and symptoms that resemble cold. These signs and symptoms include:
• Dry Cough
• Runny Nose
• Sore Throat
• Mild Headache
• Low-grade Fever
• Runny Nose
However, sometimes RSV can lead to severe complications such as bronchiolitis or pneumonia. Symptoms of severe cases of RSV Infection include:
• Severe Cough
• High-grade Fever
• Difficulty Breathing
• Blue Skin due to Cyanosis
• Wheezing
Infants and adults that have chronic lung or heart conditions are most severely affected by RSV. Some of them even require hospitalization since RSV might be fatal for such individuals with heart conditions, lung conditions or with compromised immune system. This is why persons who show signs and symptoms of RSV should perform medical tests for RSV.
Causes and Treatment of RSV
RSV enters into organism via eyes, mouth or nose. It is spread easily when infectious secretions from sneezing and coughing are inhaled or passed to other people via direct contact. RSV can also live on various objects for hours. If a person touches an object contaminated with RSV and later on touches its eyes and nose, it is very likely that it will catch RSV.
If medical tests for RSV conclude you have RSV Infection, your treatment will be only symptomatic. However, in severe cases of RSV, hospitalization is required.
Diagnosing RSV with Quickvue RSV Test
We at the moment provide various clinics and hospitals in the United States with one of the best medical tests for diagnosing RSV - Quickvue RSV Test. This test is a dipstick immunoassay test that detects RSV antigen from nasopharyngeal swab, nasal wash specimens or nasopharyngeal aspirate.
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• Easy Use
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