Respiratory Syncytial Virus (Epidemiology)
CDC Reports RSV Outbreaks
Published in Medical Letter on the CDC and FDA, January 10th, 2000
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said cases of infection with respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) were becoming widespread throughout the country. The illness, which causes fever, runny nose, cough, and sometimes wheezing, primarily occurs between November and May.
"As of the week ending November 12, widespread RSV activity had been reported to the CDC from 8 of 20 sites in the South, 3 of 15 sites in the West, 1 of 8 sites in the Northeast, and 1 of 18 sites in the...
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