The Department of Health reported more than 200 cases among Filipino children of respiratory syncytial virus, a contagious airborne illness that is recently putting pressure on hospitals in the United States. /PDI
According to Maria Rosario Vergeire, officer in charge of the DOH, there were 221 cases of RSV recorded among Filipino children from Jan. 1 to Aug. 31 this year. No deaths have been reported due to RSV, she added.While it affects mostly kids below 5 years of age, RSV is transmitted through respiratory droplets and can infect adults and seniors. An infected person can develop flu-like symptoms, such as fever, colds and severe cough, which are similar to COVID-19.
Patients need only to manage their symptoms as there are no specific treatments for RSV, according to the health official.
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