RSV in infants and young children

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• Corporate Authors:
  National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases (U.S.)
• Description:
  Respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV, is a common virus that affects the lungs and breathing passages.
  
  Each year in the United States, an estimated 58,000–80,000 children younger than 5 years old are hospitalized due to RSV infection. Those at greatest risk for severe illness from RSV include: • Premature infants
  
  • Infants, especially those 6 months and younger
  
  • Children younger than 2 years old with chronic lung disease or congenital (present from birth) heart disease
  
  • Children with weakened immune systems
  
  • Children who have neuromuscular disorders, including those who have difficulty swallowing or clearing mucus secretions
  
  CS335622-C
  
  RSV-in-Infants-and-Young-Children.pdf
  
  
• Subjects:
  Child Infant Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infections/prevention & Control
• Document Type:
  Pamphlet (or booklet)
• Genre:
  Fact Sheet
• Collection(s):
  Stephen B. Thacker CDC Library
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:31c82e561fc0e0137e363900bec4475443c9ffda1008c93f0e7adac978af384b
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/122462/cdc_122462_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
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