Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is a leading cause of severe lower respiratory tract disease in young children. Recent RSV strain in Utah is causing moderate to severe cough (especially during night), weakness and cold-like symptoms . RSV infection is sometimes severe and is associated with hospitalization, mechanical ventilation, long-term complications, decreased quality of life, loss of work productivity and patient/caregiver stress. RSV may cause inflammation and infection of small airways and lungs. Recovery time usually ranges from 7 to 14 days, but RSV can cause serious disease. RSV combined with increasing flu circulation are keeping some hospitals and pharmacies occupied. Seventeen states are reporting that more than 80% of beds are full, according to the data. Children’s hospitals in Utah, Arizona, the District of Columbia, Maine, Minnesota, Rhode Island, and Kentucky are almost completely at capacity. RSV can spread when viral droplets from a ...
This is a blog by Kaleem Mohammed, PhD, for those who want to understand little more about health conditions and medications. He is a community pharmacist and chronic disease educator for Salt Lake County Health dept. As an Asst. Prof at University of Utah, he taught pharmacology to MD, PA and PharmD students. His Hypoxia Inducible Factor-1 research has been cited by Drs. Gregg Samenza/EJ Corey (Nobel, 2019/1990)