With child RSV cases on the rise, medical experts warn of risk to adults

Respiratory Syncytial Virus, more commonly called by the abbreviation RSV, has seen a dramatic uptick recently in infants.

RSV is a virus that causes mild, cold like symptoms. Most people get over it within a week or two, but it can be potentially dangerous for not only infants, but older adults as well.

3News spoke about the uptick in RSV cases throughout the country with Dr. Keith Armitage with University Hospitals. Dr. Armitage is the Medical Director of the Roe Green Center for Travel Medicine & Global Health.

He says, "We are seeing a significant increase [of RSV] which is also true for the entire United States."


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