Burden of Disease

RSV Is a Common Respiratory Virus With Symptoms Varying by Age-Group

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RSV Causes Substantial Disease Burden for Newborns and Infants Globally

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RSV Disease in Infants - GG - V1

RSV Disease in Infants - GG - V1
RSV is a Leading Cause of LRTIs Among Infants Worldwide1,2
Estimated Percentage of acute LRTI attributable to RSV infection

LRTI, lower respiratory tract infection.
Data are derived from different studies and over different years.
a Only includes hospitalizations due to bronchiolitis; bRSV was a cause of 28% of all hospitalization cases in infants in France.
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Prevalence in RSV hospitalized with bronchiolitis during seasonal epidemics


aCoronavirus type OC43, 229E, NL63, and HKU1. Age range of children not specified.
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RSV Average Hospitalization days

5.9 days in hospital

6.5 days in hospital
total of 754 beds (502 inpatient beds, 56 emergency beds, 77 ICU beds, 32 psychiatry beds, and 87 special auxiliary beds).
AComorbidities assessed: congenital cardiopathies, 2.3%; congenital defects with cardiac affectation, 0.7%; prematurity, 0.3%; bronchopulmonary dysplasia, 1%.
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RSV Causes Substantial Hospitalization Among All Infants and Young Children In Spain
Epidemiologic survey in Spain estimating the burden of RSV in all children <5 years of age during a 15-year period (1997–2011)1
Due to bronchiolitis in children <5 years of age |
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on average in children ≤2 years of age |
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highest incidence among all age ranges |
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355 (80%)<12 months of age 335 (75%) without comorbidities* |
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Only 3.2% of children <5 years of age presented with ≥1 comorbidity* |
AComorbidities assessed: congenital cardiopathies, 2.3%; congenital defects with cardiac affectation, 0.7%; prematurity, 0.3%; bronchopulmonary dysplasia, 1%.
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