RSV

2024 - 11 - 3

RSV-kausi on täällä: Varoitus tai käsidesipullon haku?

Arexvy - Beyfortus - huoltajat - immunisaatio - infektiotaudit - llasten terveys - rokotteen vaikutus - RSV - SMA

RSV-kausi tuo mukanaan haasteita, mutta sen ymmärtäminen helpottaa sen välttämistä!

Syksy tuo mukanaan paitsi kauniit ruskan värit, myös RSV:n (respiratorinen syntsyytivirus) uhkan, joka vaikuttaa erityisesti lapsiin ja vanhuksiin. Yhdysvalloissa vuosittain tuhansia alle viisi-vuotiaita lapsia ja yli satojatuhansia aikuisia joudutaan sairaalahoitoon tämän viruksen vuoksi. Mutta mitä RSV oikeastaan on, ja miten voimme suojautua sitä vastaan? Sitä varten on hyvä tietää perusasiat ja toimintatavat, joilla voimme vähentää riskiä sairastua.

RSV on virus, joka leviää helposti ilmateitse, erityisesti aivastusten ja yskän kautta. Pienille lapsille se voi aiheuttaa hengitystieinfektioita, ja aikuisille, erityisesti ikääntyville, se voi olla jopa hengenvaarallinen. Siksi on äärimmäisen tärkeää tunnistaa varhaiset oireet, jotta voidaan hakeutua hoitoon ajoissa. Oireet voivat vaihdella kevyistä vilustumisista vakavampiin hengitysvaikeuksiin. Onko sinulla jo käsidesi valmiina? Koska käsihygienia on yksi parhaista tavoista estää viruksen leviämistä!

Tämän syksyn aikana on myös tärkeää pysyä ajan tasalla terveysviranomaisten ohjeista. Vaikka RSV ei ole uusi, monet eivät välttämättä tiedä sen merkitystä tai riskejä, joita se aiheuttaa. Yksi tehokas tapa estää tartunta on välttää suuria väkijoukkoja, ja erityisesti suojata heikommassa asemassa olevia perheenjäseniä. Kaikki nämä toimet voivat yhdessä auttaa pitämään turvallisempana tulevat kuukaudet RSV-kauden aikana.

Lopuksi, tärkeä muistutus: vaikka RSV on vakava virus, tietoisuus siitä ja varautuminen voivat muuttaa asian. Uusimpien tutkimusten mukaan RSV-tartuntojen määrä on jo ollut laskussa, ja rokotteet ovat kehitteillä, mikä antaa toivoa tulevaisuutta ajatellen. Taistelu RSV:ta vastaan ei ole vielä ohi, mutta yhdessä voimme voittaa!

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Everything You Need To Know About RSV This Fall (Forbes)

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What parents need to know about RSV (CTV Edmonton)

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Some provinces have begun rolling out a vaccination program for infants with newly authorized products. The situation is much different in Nova Scotia.

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Children with SMA are at risk for hospitalization due to RSV infection (SMA News Today)

Scientists sought to understand the frequency of severe respiratory tract infections in SMA children, notably those needing hospitalization.

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RSV Vaccine Linked to Better Outcomes in Older Adults With IBD (Monthly Prescribing Reference)

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The RSV Vaccine Population was Narrowed for Good Reason, says ... (Patient Care Online)

ACIP recommendations for the most appropriate older population for the RSV vaccine has shifted and the NFID medical director explains why.

Essentia Health offering RSV immunizations for children and adults (Herald Review)

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Quick takes: RSV vaccine access in the Americas, polio in Gaza ... (CIDRAP)

PAHO said that around 13 million children are born in the region each year who could benefit from the World Health Organization (WHO)-approved vaccine, which is ...

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Everything you need to know about RSV virus, vaccine availability (The London Free Press)

Seasonal viruses are beginning to make the rounds in the London region, an annual wave of illness that puts pressure on hospitals.

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RSV Vaccines Coming for Pregnant Women in the Americas (PrecisionVaccinations)

Starting early next year, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) will provide countries of the Americas with access to the Pfizer-produced vaccine ...

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Here's how you can protect your baby from RSV (Sinai Health)

A new medication preventing severe Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) illness is now available to eligible infants born at Mount Sinai Hospital.

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New Preventive Medicine Available to Protect Children from RSV (FM100.3)

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Children's Hospital opens clinic to give RSV shot to babies (London Free Press (Blogs))

The Children's Hospital is launching an immunization clinic to help protect infants from a cold-like infection that lands some in hospital.

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Infants and high-risk children can get RSV vaccinations in Ontario ... (Toronto.com)

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