Guest guest Posted January 23, 2005 Report Share Posted January 23, 2005 I know that if it goes untreated it can be very bad. But I am not terribly familiar with it. Gerace cgerace@...> wrote:Does anybody know about RSV? I know its an infection in infants. My nephew was diagnosed with this today. He has been in the hospital for a week already. Is this really bad? Mommy to (12-17-98) and Christian (1-30-04) LCF - DBB (nights only) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 23, 2005 Report Share Posted January 23, 2005 It can be very serious, hope he ends up OK. s. RSV Infection Does anybody know about RSV? I know its an infection in infants. My nephew was diagnosed with this today. He has been in the hospital for a week already. Is this really bad? Mommy to (12-17-98) and Christian (1-30-04) LCF - DBB (nights only) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 24, 2005 Report Share Posted January 24, 2005 The full name is Respiratory Syncytial Virus, so you can look it up online. From my understanding it can be pretty bad in infants and after having it once they are prone to getting it again. One thing though that I remember reading is it's like a common cold in older children and adults so they don't know they have it and then they pass it on to a baby and the baby will get it. I know the best way to prevent it is wash your hands before touching a baby and there is an injection that babies can get if they are at a high risk of getting it and it's not always covered by insurances. I hope your nephew gets better. Holly > Does anybody know about RSV? I know its an infection in infants. My nephew > was diagnosed with this today. He has been in the hospital for a week > already. Is this really bad? > > > > > > Mommy to (12-17-98) and > > Christian (1-30-04) LCF - DBB (nights only) > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 24, 2005 Report Share Posted January 24, 2005 My youngest who was born in April 2004 caught RSV last winter (June/July/Aug in Australia). We refer to it as bronchialitis. He was hospitalised, but it seemed to cause him more distress. While in hospital he went off his feeds and became dehydrated. He did not sleep properly. The nurses do routine checks every 1/2 hour which disturbed him. None of the nursing staff or respiratory dept had come across a baby wearing the DBB and I got 100 annoying questions. We ended up convincing the hosp that he would be better at home. Which he was. Mummy knows best! During the winter period he had 3 cases of bronchialitis and 1 case of croup which he was given some oral steroids to make his lungs a little stronger. It affects all children differently my neice also had it, she was 6 months old, did not go off her feeds, slept normally and did not need to go to hospital. I have attached a link from baby centre for further reading. http://www.babycenter.com/refcap/baby/babyills/babycold/1754.html Hope the little one gets better soon. Sharon holly hwcutie@...> wrote: The full name is Respiratory Syncytial Virus, so you can look it up online. From my understanding it can be pretty bad in infants and after having it once they are prone to getting it again. One thing though that I remember reading is it's like a common cold in older children and adults so they don't know they have it and then they pass it on to a baby and the baby will get it. I know the best way to prevent it is wash your hands before touching a baby and there is an injection that babies can get if they are at a high risk of getting it and it's not always covered by insurances. I hope your nephew gets better. Holly > Does anybody know about RSV? I know its an infection in infants. My nephew > was diagnosed with this today. He has been in the hospital for a week > already. Is this really bad? > > > > > > Mommy to (12-17-98) and > > Christian (1-30-04) LCF - DBB (nights only) > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 24, 2005 Report Share Posted January 24, 2005 No wonder I couldn't find it. I was just typing in RSV. Thanks for the full name and the link it was very helpful. Mommy to (12-17-98) and Christian (1-30-04) LCF - DBB (nights only) _____ From: Sharon Sent: Monday, January 24, 2005 6:02 AM To: nosurgery4clubfoot Subject: Re: Re: RSV Infection My youngest who was born in April 2004 caught RSV last winter (June/July/Aug in Australia). We refer to it as bronchialitis. He was hospitalised, but it seemed to cause him more distress. While in hospital he went off his feeds and became dehydrated. He did not sleep properly. The nurses do routine checks every 1/2 hour which disturbed him. None of the nursing staff or respiratory dept had come across a baby wearing the DBB and I got 100 annoying questions. We ended up convincing the hosp that he would be better at home. Which he was. Mummy knows best! During the winter period he had 3 cases of bronchialitis and 1 case of croup which he was given some oral steroids to make his lungs a little stronger. It affects all children differently my neice also had it, she was 6 months old, did not go off her feeds, slept normally and did not need to go to hospital. I have attached a link from baby centre for further reading. http://www.babycenter.com/refcap/baby/babyills/babycold/1754.html Hope the little one gets better soon. Sharon holly hwcutie@...> wrote: The full name is Respiratory Syncytial Virus, so you can look it up online. From my understanding it can be pretty bad in infants and after having it once they are prone to getting it again. One thing though that I remember reading is it's like a common cold in older children and adults so they don't know they have it and then they pass it on to a baby and the baby will get it. I know the best way to prevent it is wash your hands before touching a baby and there is an injection that babies can get if they are at a high risk of getting it and it's not always covered by insurances. I hope your nephew gets better. Holly > Does anybody know about RSV? I know its an infection in infants. My nephew > was diagnosed with this today. He has been in the hospital for a week > already. Is this really bad? > > > > > > Mommy to (12-17-98) and > > Christian (1-30-04) LCF - DBB (nights only) > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 24, 2005 Report Share Posted January 24, 2005 RSV is an upper respitory infection and can be deadly if not caught in time. Basically, as the infection gets worse it becomes harder and harder for the child to breath. Eventually, from the strain and effort they just stop! :-( That is actually, one of the reasons I decided to stay home with Aidan. As a preemie he's very susptible and it could have definitely done him in. We go every 28 days for an RSV shot for high risk infants. The scary thing about it, is that it can go undiagnosed just as a cold for awhile, then it's too late. IT " S VERY SERIOUS and we're right in the middle of the season! Gerace cgerace@...> wrote: Does anybody know about RSV? I know its an infection in infants. My nephew was diagnosed with this today. He has been in the hospital for a week already. Is this really bad? Mommy to (12-17-98) and Christian (1-30-04) LCF - DBB (nights only) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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