Dr. Howard Smith Oncall

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/DSBTBdjADuG/Infants developing RSV during the first 6 months of life are more than three times more likely to develop bronchial asthma later on.  This the result of a retrospective Belgian study of nearly 1.5 million children published in the journal Science Immunology.The data showed that infants born to parents without a history of asthma and admitted to hospitals for an RSV infection had a 3.3 fold higher risk of later asthma. Those with less severe RSV case not requiring admission had nearly a 2-fold risk of later asthma.  Those babies whose parent or parents had a history of asthma and developed a severe RSV case had a 5-fold risk of later asthma.This study presents yet another compelling reason for every pregnant woman to receive an RSV vaccination in late pregnancy between 32 and 36 weeks.  Failing that, a long-acting antibody can be administered to the newborn for protection until the child can receive proper RSV vaccination,https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2