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Mumbai: Viral infection with COVID-like symptoms on rise

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Updated on: 08 November,2021 08:12 AM IST  |  Mumbai
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Mumbai: Viral infection with COVID-like symptoms on rise

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. 

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