Subtype a is the one that predominates in many of the outbreaks that are seen and presents much more severe clinical illness. It affects both the lower and the upper respiratory tract but is most prevalent in illnesses of the lower respiratory tract Continue Reading...
It has also been suggested that low-level viral replication associated with RSV may be a driver in chronic inflammation in some sufferers of chronic lung disease, although this is so far uncertain (Openshaw, 2005). It is estimated that infants who Continue Reading...
The worldwide outbreak of life threatening respiratory illness is called the severe acute respiratory syndrome. With the epicenters of the syndrome being Hong Kong and Guangdong province in China, the illness has spread to more than 25 countries. H Continue Reading...
R.'s secretions, administration of I.V. fluids to keep B.R. hydrated, and, prior to hospitalization, the administration of albuterol. B.R.'s breathing was labored and was not significantly improved by the interventions, although suctioning to clear Continue Reading...
