What parents should know about the surge in severe enterovirus

A pediatrician explains what parents should know about enterovirus D68, a respiratory virus associated with a rare polio-like illness.

Patti Verbanas-Rutgers • futurity
Sept. 26, 2022 ~5 min

RSV causes more infant deaths than hospital data show

Two-thirds of infant deaths from Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) occurred in the community and would have been excluded from mortality estimates based on hospital data.

Jillian McKoy-Boston U. • futurity
Jan. 28, 2022 ~7 min


4 things parents should know about RSV this year

RSV season typically runs from October through March, but cases already started cropping up this summer. Here are some things parents should keep in mind.

Scott Gilbert-Penn State • futurity
Oct. 18, 2021 ~7 min

Common cold virus sneaks in to infect placenta

The placenta acts as a gatekeeper during pregnancy, but a study that shows how RSV can infect the fetus suggests it's not as impenetrable as once thought.

Keith Brannon-Tulane • futurity
Dec. 3, 2019 ~2 min

Experimental RSV vaccine boosts immune system for months

A new, experimental vaccine for respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) shows early promise in a Phase 1 clinical trial.

Marc Airhart-Texas • futurity
Aug. 2, 2019 ~6 min

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