4 episodes
Respiratory Syncytial Virus: Protecting Older Adults at Risk for Serious Complications Annenberg Center for Health Sciences
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- Health & Fitness
Angela Branche, MD, and Stefan Gravenstein, MD, MPH, compare the burden of RSV with other viral infections in older adults and emphasize the importance of and how to make the diagnosis. They discuss the symptomatic management, but emphasize the importance of instituting preventive measures since there are no approved medications for acute or preventive treatment of RSV in older adults. They highlight the several vaccines that are in late phase development to prevent RSV infection in older adults.
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Resources
ngela Branche, MD, and Stefan Gravenstein, MD, MPH, highlight the several vaccines that are in late phase development to prevent RSV infection in older adults.
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Management
Angela Branche, MD, and Stefan Gravenstein, MD, MPH, discuss the symptomatic management, but emphasize the importance of instituting preventive measures since there are no approved medications for acute or preventive treatment of RSV in older adults.
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Diagnosis
Angela Branche, MD, and Stefan Gravenstein, MD, MPH, compare the burden of RSV with other viral infections in older adults and emphasize the importance of and how to make the diagnosis.
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Introduction and Epidemiology
Angela Branche, MD, and Stefan Gravenstein, MD, MPH, compare the burden of RSV with other viral infections in older adults.