Currently, there is significant focus on COVID-19 and flu, however another respiratory virus, RSV, can be severe and even life-threatening to infants and toddlers. Respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV, is so common that nearly 100% of children have been infected with the virus by age two. Severe RSV disease is unpredictable. Symptoms of RSV include:Mild cold symptoms , including congestion, runny nose, fever, cough and sore throat. Infants with severe RSV will have short, shallow and rapid breathing.

Source: New York Times November 12, 2021 08:33 UTC