In article >,
Christine Dabney > wrote:

> On Mon, 27 Oct 2008 14:38:12 -0600, Omelet >
> wrote:
>
>
> >Or worse, RSV...
> >
> >I still have the picture in my mind of the last 3 year old little girl
> >that died from it being cradled over her mom's shoulder a couple of
> >years ago. Still makes me want to cry.
> >
> >RSV is VERY contagious and very common in the winter.
> >
> >And most parents don't know about it.
>
> RSV affects most folks with cold like symptoms, and isn't that
> dangerous to healthy folks.

Healthy ADULTS. Any toddlers are at risk.

>
> But to AT RISK kids and infants, it can be deadly. Yes, it is
> contagious, but for healthy infants and kids, it is not that
> dangerous. For premies, and for other kids that are high risk, it is
> a bigger danger.

A positive test is still considered to be a critical value and must be
called. For babies tho'. Adults are not normally tested as, like you
say, they are not at risk.

>
> Which is why we don't allow kids in our unit when RSV season starts.
> Many folks don't even know they carry it, or have it...it just seems
> like a cold.
>
> Yes, I have seen babies die from it, but not in recent years. And the
> only babies that died from it, were very much at risk from the start.
> And now we give a vaccine for RSV to the at risk babies, before they
> go home from the hospital. The healthy babies don't get it.
>
> Christine

There is a vaccine? Why don't I see that in MY area???
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