Doctor Le Thanh Chuong, head of the hospital’s Respiratory Intensive Care Ward, said that the ward is facing an overload of RSV patients. Many of them have to temporarily stay in waiting rooms before being arranged with sick-beds.
Children affected with respiratory syncytial virus on the rise
RSV can cause pneumonia for around half of patients. Most children suffering from the disease are sent to Vietnam National Children’s Hospital if they show serious symptoms, particularly those with underlying medical issues.
If being treated quickly, patients can recover within 5-7 days without any lingering complications. However, those with underlying medical problems can face fatal issues when struggling with respiratory failure.
Parents need to take their children to hospital early when they display symptoms such as high fever, convulsions, cyanosis and poor appetite and breathing difficulties.