Symptoms:Symptoms to look for in your child are coughing, fast breathing, wheezing and having a hard time breathing.
Actions:
If your child contracts RSV they may be given Tylenol if a fever is present. (DO NOT give aspirin.) For an infant, raise the head of the crib. To clear stuffy nose to aid in breathing, buy saline nose drops or stir 1/4 teaspoon salt into 1/2 cup water. Lay the child on the back and put two to three drops of saline into the nose. Wait about 1/2 minute and suction the nose with a bulb syringe. Do this especially before eating and sleeping. Children should be excluded from daycare until they have been without a fever for 24 hours, feed normally and feel well enough to participate in the usual activities.
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Find more information about RSV at the Centers for Disease Control at http://www.cdc.gov/health/