• Cases of RSV, a virus that causes respiratory illness, tend to rise in the fall and winter. • A pediatrician and parent explains how to prevent RSV, a top cause of hospitalization in infants. • This article is part of "ID Week," a series on one of the leading conferences for infectious-disease experts.

RSV season is upon us.

The most common reason infants are hospitalized in the US, respiratory syncytial virus is an infectious disease that causes a runny nose, inflamed airways, and a fever. In severe cases, patients may be hospitalized due to dehydration or need oxygen, breathing tubes, or ventilators to assist with breathing.

Cases tend to spike in the fall and through the winter, and there's no specific medication that can treat RSV once a child gets it.

To learn how to best pr

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