We know its effects on infants, less so on the elderly. And yet. generally present during the winter season, RSV affects the entire population, but poses a problem at both extremes of life: within the first 6 weeks and after 70 years.
Gold “There is no surveillance network for RSV in adults in France, but we know that the elderly can suffer serious pneumopathies from this virus, recalls Professor Christophe Trival, geriatrician at the Paul-Bruce Hospital (Villejuif). In the hospital, we carry out accurate analyzes that allow us to confirm the significant circulation of RSV, which can cause real epidemics in the community, such as: the flu or Covid.”
Some experts believe that it is not necessary to precisely identify the respiratory viruses that cause flu-like illnesses, given that the management is essentially the same. “That’s not quite true, there is a vaccine…
Source: Le Figaro
