kids encyclopedia robot

Respiratory syncytial virus facts for kids

Kids Encyclopedia Facts

Human respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is a virus that causes lung infections,(usually called respiratory tract infections). It is the major cause of lung infections and hospital visits in babies and children. There is a medicine that can help prevent the virus in babies that have not been born yet if the doctor is worried the baby may get the virus.

Images for kids

  • Phylogenic tree of the pneumoviridae & paramyxovirus families

    A phylogenetic tree of the pneumovirus & paramyxovirus families

  • 595768.fig.001

    RSV structure and genome organization. (a) ~150 nm RSV virion particle and (b) single-stranded negative-sense RNA genome consisting of 10 genes (NS1-NS2-N-P-M-SH-G-F-M2-L).

  • Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) EM PHIL 2175 lores

    Electron micrograph of RSV particle, which has variable shapes.

  • Human Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) (33114415716)

    Filamentous RSV particles

  • Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infection x400

    Lumen of an obstructed bronchiole containing cellular debris and aggregates of sloughed epithelial cells

  • RSV

    X-ray of a child with RSV bronchiolitis showing the typical bilateral perihilar fullness

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Virus sincitial respiratorio para niños

kids search engine
All content from Kiddle encyclopedia articles (including the article images and facts) can be freely used under Attribution-ShareAlike license, unless stated otherwise. Cite this article:
Respiratory syncytial virus Facts for Kids. Kiddle Encyclopedia.