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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Bassel Almarie M.D.[2]
Overview
Transmission
RSV is spread by
- Direct contact with an infected individual
- Self-inoculation after touching contaminated surfaces[1]
- Infectious sections in form of large-particle aerosols or fomites[2]
Evidence suggests that distant contact requiring small particle aerosols does not cause RSV[1].
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Hall CB, Douglas RG (1981). "Modes of transmission of respiratory syncytial virus". J Pediatr. 99 (1): 100–3. doi:10.1016/s0022-3476(81)80969-9. PMID 7252646.
- ↑ Hall CB (2000). "Nosocomial respiratory syncytial virus infections: the "Cold War" has not ended". Clin Infect Dis. 31 (2): 590–6. doi:10.1086/313960. PMID 10987726.