BigE429 t1_it7142q wrote
RSV is scary as shit.
Keanu__weaves t1_it7gb0a wrote
Am i crazy for never hearing about this before? Is it very common?
bitchesandsake t1_it7hdkh wrote
Yes, RSV is very common. No, you're probably not crazy for never having heard of it
tyrannosaurus_r t1_it7juym wrote
Extremely common bug that I think was generally just called “a bad cold” or regarded as a generic respiratory infection until recent years. Not sure what the catalyst for public adoption of its real name (RSV) was— I’d guess the pandemic.
Underscore_Guru t1_it7l6rg wrote
RSV is very common in newborn babies as well and is especially deadly to pre-mature babies.
tyrannosaurus_r t1_it7lg0y wrote
Indeed. If there’s a bright spot to the pandemic, it’s at least that some folks are now cognizant of how dangerous even “routine” illnesses are.
moosedogmonkey12 t1_it8ife2 wrote
Very common but mostly serious among young children so you’re not crazy. If you don’t have children or work with them it’s not crazy to not know. Adults do get it but we don’t really test for it so you’d just be sick with an upper respiratory thing for awhile.
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