How to Use respiratory syncytial virus in a Sentence

respiratory syncytial virus

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  • There has been a recent uptick in colds, flus, respiratory syncytial virus, and the norovirus.
    — Rachel Ng, Outside Online, 15 Feb. 2023
  • The kids could turn out to have a mix of rhinovirus, parainfluenza, and respiratory syncytial virus.
    — Roxanne Khamsi, The Atlantic, 17 Nov. 2021
  • Pediatric cases of the flu and RSV, or respiratory syncytial virus, are on the rise.
    — Berkeley Lovelace Jr., NBC News, 24 Oct. 2022
  • There is no vaccine approved for the respiratory syncytial virus in the United States.
    — Abigail Adcox, Washington Examiner, 1 Mar. 2023
  • For some folks, the fall to-do list should now include an important third jab—a respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccine.
    — Ashley Abramson, SELF, 30 Sep. 2024
  • The single-dose shot was shown to reduce the risk of illness from respiratory syncytial virus by as much as 86%, according to Pfizer.
    — Aria Bendix, NBC News, 28 Feb. 2023
  • This flu season is coming on the heels of a nasty spike of RSV, or respiratory syncytial virus, cases in children and just as covid-19 cases are climbing again.
    — Arkansas Online, 22 Dec. 2022
  • But now, with vaccines for Covid and respiratory syncytial virus in the mix, the calculations are no longer simple.
    — Apoorva Mandavilli, New York Times, 22 Mar. 2024
  • On top of it, many are infected with a second virus at the same time -- usually respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV.
    — Maggie Fox, CNN, 26 Aug. 2021
  • The flu is more dangerous for young children than for healthy adults under age 65, as is respiratory syncytial virus (RSV).
    — Sara Reardon, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 Sep. 2021
  • Cases of respiratory syncytial virus, one cause of the common cold, have already spiked.
    — Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic, 9 July 2021
  • Unlike flu, respiratory syncytial virus, or the panoply of viruses that cause colds, there are still spikes of Covid activity at various times of the year.
    — Helen Branswell, STAT, 26 Jan. 2023
  • And for the first time this year, protection is available against respiratory syncytial virus.
    — Rong-Gong Lin Ii, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2023
  • That's based on what happened in the 1960s with a vaccine that was supposed to defend against RSV, respiratory syncytial virus infection, Hotez said.
    — John Bonifield, CNN, 15 July 2021
  • For most healthy people, RSV, or respiratory syncytial virus, is a cold-like nuisance.
    — Lauran Neergaard, Chicago Tribune, 1 Nov. 2022
  • In the 1960s, a test for an RSV (human respiratory syncytial virus) vaccine failed to protect many infants from getting the disease and led to worse symptoms than usual.
    — Robert Kuznia, CNN, 31 Mar. 2020
  • Emilia Zarazua had fallen ill with respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV, just one of the viruses that had been filling the beds at the pediatric intensive care unit for weeks.
    — Los Angeles Times, 3 Jan. 2023
  • One special concern in this age group is respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), which causes a runny nose and cough, just like many colds and allergies.
    — Nicole Harris, Parents, 10 Sep. 2023
  • Today, the sharp rise of the respiratory syncytial virus known as RSV, a brisk flu season and the ongoing burden posed by the pandemic have made a bad situation much worse.
    — oregonlive, 7 Dec. 2022
  • An increase in the Southeast of respiratory syncytial virus, better known as RSV, may be an early sign of the start of the respiratory virus season.
    — Rong-Gong Lin Ii, Los Angeles Times, 6 Sep. 2023
  • Louisville has seen a significant jump this year in cases of respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV, a virus that can be dangerous in young children.
    — Emma Austin, The Courier-Journal, 22 Nov. 2019
  • Colds and more serious bugs like respiratory syncytial virus, better known by the shorthand RSV, are also back.
    — oregonlive, 28 Nov. 2021
  • Among seniors, those in their early 60s are less likely to face severe disease from RSV — which stands for respiratory syncytial virus — compared to their oldest peers.
    — Alexander Tin, CBS News, 29 June 2023
  • As the flu and RSV (respiratory syncytial virus) have spread rapidly this fall — inundating and overwhelming hospitals and their staff across the country — Covid has not.
    — Erika Edwards, NBC News, 15 Nov. 2022
  • What started off as seemingly a bit of the sniffles turned into a two-week ordeal, after which Embrey and her husband both caught cases of the respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) as well.
    — Bymegan Leonhardt, Fortune, 6 Jan. 2023
  • Last summer, doctors noted an odd summer surge in respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV, in kids — a virus that's more commonly seen in winter months.
    — Erika Edwards, NBC News, 28 July 2022
  • Parts of the state experienced an usually early start to the flu season, as the respiratory syncytial virus spread quickly among young children.
    — Vanessa Arredondostaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 27 Dec. 2022
  • The politicization of masking has come back to haunt the country this fall and winter, as pediatric wards are overflowing with respiratory syncytial virus, flu, and Covid cases.
    — Heather Souvaine Horn, The New Republic, 16 Dec. 2022
  • Several new vaccines are listed for children and adults, including the latest for Covid-19 and shots for respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV, and mpox.
    — Dominique Mosbergen, WSJ, 11 Jan. 2024
  • Ritchey cited early signs of respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV, starting to increase this season as expected in Florida, which is called out at the top of this week's report.
    — Alexander Tin, CBS News, 4 Oct. 2024

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