RSV Infection on Increase
The Health Protection Surveillance Centre in Ireland (HPSC) has issued a general warning that the RSV infection is at very high levels in Ireland, especially in children aged four and under. From CFI's recent knowledge, RSV it is also impacting on older young people and some adults with CF.
RSV symptoms
Symptoms of a RSV infection start like a cold and can include:
- cough
- wheezing
- runny nose
- difficulty feeding or decreased appetite
- fever (temperature of 38 degrees Celsius or higher)
- sore throat
More information and advice can be found here https://www.hpsc.ie/a-z/respiratory/respiratorysyncytialvirus/title-23681-en.html
CFI has contacted health authorities to urge them to provide more specific health advice for those with long term conditions such as Cystic Fibrosis.
In the meantime we would urge our members to continue to use common sense and the standard anti infection etiquette such as handwashing and mask wearing in public places to help avoid infections and further to avoid other potential situations where the risk of RSV may be higher, though this will of course be more challenging at this festive time of the year. For individual health advice please contact your GP or your CF MDT team.
