Question

Respiratory syncytial virus uses the nasopharynx as its main replication site. has symptoms of dyspnea and rales. causes serious disease in infants 6 months old or younger. can be treated with the antiviral aerosol ribavirin. All of the choices are correct.

Answer 1

All of the choices are correct

Step-by-step explanation:

The respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is an enveloped, negative-strand RNA virus (Paramyxoviridae family) capable of infecting ciliated cells of the airways by using its surface glycoproteins G and F for attachment and fusion during viral entry in target cells. RSV can affect the lungs and parts of the respiratory system (e.g., nasopharynx). Although RSV generally causes mild, cold-like symptoms, this virus may also lead to severe infection in babies (12 months) and infants, being one of the most common types of respiratory infections in children, older adults, and immunocompromised patients. Some common symptoms in individuals with RSV pneumonia include fever, nonproductive cough, dyspnea, wheezes, rales, rhonchi, etc.