#11 CH.21- Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infection
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type of disease
viral
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caused by
RSV (a paramyxovirus)
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spread via
nasal secretions & droplet nuclei
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can cause lungs to form…
syncytia=fused cells
cells in tissue melt together
not normal …only in skeletal muscle tissue
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prevalent in…
children under 1
newborns whos immune system hasnt been primed yet
on respirator | hope that theres no secondary infections
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S&Sx
flu-like
fever
may lead to fluid accumulation in lungs
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treatment
Ribvarin may be used to SLOW disease
BUT NO CURE
cooking up an mRNA vaccine
moms are recommended to get this so it can give their baby naturally acquired passive immunity
-protects baby in first month of life
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