Microbiology
Virus.
Epidemiologic Risks
Year-round, but winter-spring spike.
Syndromes
Respiratory disease in the first year of life.
The disease also occurs in adults with a yearly incidence of 11% (PubMed) and likely leads to secondary bacterial pneumonia.
May worsen COPD and CHF, and cause severe disease in bone marrow transplants and their ilk.
Treatment
None.
In severe infections maybe ribavirin and IVIG. But then ribavirin is suggested for every virus we can't really treat.
Notes
"I never metahuman virus I didn't like" - Will Rogers
Last update: 05/05/18