Docs say recovery period of RSV is one week and patients are given symptomatic treatment; good hygiene, masking curb further spread
Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV), which generally affects children, is highly contagious and has symptoms similar to COVID-19 such as fever, runny nose, and cough. Representation pic
While COVID cases in Mumbai have remained more or less constant with the test positivity rate (TPR) in control, doctors say they are seeing more adults with fever and cough, leading to breathing problems because of Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV), which generally affects children. Doctors say the virus is highly contagious and has symptoms akin to COVID.