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bronchiolitis, gianotti-crosti syndrome on the leg, rsv, respiratory syncytial virus, rsv, very common virus that causes, mild cold-like symptoms in adults, older healthy children, cause serious respiratory infections in young babies, those born prematurely, heart, lung disease, immunocompromised, rsv, most common respiratory pathogen in infants, young children, has infected nearly all infants by the age of two years, seasonal outbreaks of acute respiratory illness occur each year, on a schedule that is somewhat predictable in each region, season typically begins, in the fall, runs, spring, rsv is spread by physical contact, touching, kissing, shaking hands, an infected person, spread rsv, transmission, by contact, contaminated secretions, involve tiny droplets, objects that droplets have touched, rsv, live, half an hour, on hands, virus, live up to five hours on countertops, several hours on used tissues, rsv often spreads very rapidly in crowded households, day care centers, in infants, young children, rsv, cause pneumonia, bronchiolitis, inflammation, the small airways, the lungs, tracheobronchitis, croup, in healthy adults, older children, rsv, mild respiratory illness, people produce antibody against the virus, infections continue to occur in people of all ages, each year up to 125,000 infants, hospitalized, due to severe rsv disease, 1-2% of these infants die, infants born prematurely, chronic lung disease, immunocompromised, certain forms of heart disease, at increased risk, severe rsv disease, exposed to tobacco smoke, who daycare, who live in crowded conditions, have school-age siblings, at higher risk, nasal congestion, nasal flaring, cough, rapid breathing, tachypnea, breathing difficulty, labored breathing, shortness of breath, cyanosis, bluish discoloration of skin, lack of oxygen, wheezing, fever, croupy cough, a "seal bark" cough, variable, differ, infants less than one year old, most severely affected, have the most trouble breathing, older children, have only mild, cold-like symptoms, appear 4-6 days after exposure, rapid tests, virus, performed at many hospitals on fluid obtained, nose, listening, chest, a stethoscope, auscultation, reveal wheezes, abnormal lung sounds, tests used, in the diagnosis of rsv, a chest x-ray, pneumonia, bronchiolitis, arterial blood gas analysis, demonstrates decreased oxygen saturation, antibiotics, not help, in the treatment of rsv, mild infections resolve, a severe infection in infants, children, require hospitalization, supplemental oxygen, humidified air, hydration by intravenous fluids, respiratory support needed, using a breathing machine, ventilator, best judge, to what treatment, use, a medication to open the airways, the lungs, bronchodilator, used, instances, an antiviral medication ribavirin is occasionally used, rsv infection, rarely cause death in infants, unlikely child is seen early, in the course, the illness, in older children, adults, quite mild, evidence suggesting an increased incidence of asthma in children, developed rsv bronchiolitis, unknown whether the factors that predispose the child to asthma also predisposed him to developing bronchiolitis, an infant, rsv bronchiolitis predisposes the child to develop asthma later, ear infections, pneumonia, respiratory failure, breathing difficulties, symptoms of this disorder appear, breathing difficulties in an infant, regarded, an emergency, appropriate help sought, a simple way to help, prevent rsv infection, wash hands often, touching baby, important to make certain that other people, care givers, take precautions to avoid giving rsv to baby, following simple steps, protect baby, insist that others wash hands, warm water, soap, touching baby, have others avoid contact, the baby, they have a cold, fever, to wear a mask, aware that kissing the baby, spread rsv infection, try to keep young children away from baby, rsv is very common among young children, spread, child to child, not smoke near baby, exposure to tobacco smoke increases the risk of rsv illness, parents, high-risk young infants should avoid crowds, outbreaks of rsv, moderate-to-large outbreaks, reported, in the local news, newspapers, parents, an opportunity to avoid exposure, additionally, an important product is available, prevent rsv infection, synagis, palivizumab, has been approved, prevention of rsv disease in children younger than 24 months of age who, at high risk, serious rsv disease, synagis has not been approved, treatment of rsv infection, making prevention, high-risk children more important, synagis is given, a monthly shot to protect child from contracting rsv, child, high-risk group, ask doctor, using a preventive medicine.