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Jan 22, 2024

RSV shown to Infect Nerve Cells, cause Inflammation and Damage

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Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), a common infection in children and senior adults, can also infect nerve cells and trigger inflammation leading to nerve damage, according to a new Tulane University study.

RSV can cause mild symptoms such as coughing, sneezing and fever or lead to more severe conditions such as pneumonia or bronchiolitis.

But since the disease was first discovered in 1956, it has been thought to only infect the respiratory tract.

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