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The virus is responsible for upper and lower respiratory tract infection which can lead to complication which can endanger life.
The virus can affect animals also
It belongs to pneumoviridae family
Mainly attack as the opportunistic infection in previously suffering chronic infection in adults
• Children below 5 years
• Infants
• No specific gender both male and female are equally susceptible
• People of all ages
• Immunity-comprised persons
• In winters season
• Metapneumo virus
• Human respiratory syncytial virus also called as orthopneumo virus
• Unwashed hands
• Droplet infection-coughing, sneezing, talking etc.
• Intimate physical contact
• Fomites like utensils, bed, clothing’s
• Secretions like sputum, saliva
• Sneezing
• Purulent cough
• Sore throat
• Fever
• Wheezing on auscultation
• Fatigue
• Headache
• Decreased appetite
• Respiratory discharges like sputum
• Complete blood count
• X-ray chest
• Bronchoscopy
• Reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction
• No specific treatment available
• Antiviral drugs can be helpful to reduce virulence of infection
• Anti-inflammatory drugs
• Anti-pyretic drugs
• Nebulization
• Cough Syrup-Broncho relaxants
• No vaccine is available till date
• Hospitalization may require in serious cases
It is self-limiting disease hence either it recovers in 4-5days or can land in some serious complications.
• Asthama
• Bronchiolitis
• Pneumonia
• COPD
• Cardiac arrhythmias
• Myocardial failure
• Hepatitis
• Upper and lower respiratory tract infection
• Adenovirus
• Use napkins and handkerchief while coughing or sneezing
• Don’t send child to school
• Maintain good hygiene
• Stay at home
• Avoid sharing fomites
• Wash hand with soap
• Arscenicum iodum
• phosphorus
• Pulsatilla
• Natrum sulphuricum
For more information, you can visit ScienceDirect and NCBI.