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How Does Rsv Affect An Adult With Asthma?
RSV; Palivizumab; Respiratory Syncytial Virus Immune Globulin
Treatment
Antibiotics do not treat RSV. Mild infections go away without treatment. Infants and children with a severe RSV infection may be admitted to the hospital so they can receive oxygen, humidified air, and fluids by IV.
A breathing machine (ventilator) may be needed.
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Expectations (prognosis)
RSV infection can, in rare cases, cause death in infants. However, this is...
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