Human respiratory syncytial virus pathophysiology
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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 https://doi.org/10.1016/S0022-3476(81)80969-9
- Infectious sections in form of large-particle aerosols or fomites (https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/10987726/)
Evidence suggests that distant contact requiring small particle aerosols does not cause RSV. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0022-3476(81)80969-9