Texas adolescents coming down with RSV: 3 quick facts

Austin, Texas-based St. David’s Children’s Hospital has seen an increasing number of adolescent respiratory syncytial virus cases, according to Fox 7.

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Here are three quick facts:

1. RSV causes respiratory illness in young adolescents.

2. Older adolescents and adults with the virus experience cold-like symptoms.

3. The virus is much more serious for infants.

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