1/10

True or false: Most children get RSV.

  • True
  • False
2/10

Besides very young children, the age group at highest risk of severe RSV is adults who are:

  • 25-40
  • 40-55
  • Over 65
3/10

If you have RSV, you are commonly most contagious for

  • 48 hours
  • 3-7 days
  • 4 weeks
4/10

True or false: Once you get RSV, you can’t get it again.

  • True
  • False
5/10

True or false: Doctors treat RSV with antibiotics.

  • True
  • False
6/10

A common complication of RSV is:

  • Blindness
  • Pneumonia
  • Diabetes
7/10

True or false: RSV is a seasonal illness.

  • True
  • False
8/10

True or false: RSV has no cure.

  • True
  • False
9/10

You can get RSV

  • Through the air
  • By touching a surface
  • Both
10/10

True or false: There is no vaccine for RSV.

  • True
  • False

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SOURCES:

Cleveland Clinic: “Respiratory Syncytial Virus in Children and Adults.”

National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases: “Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV).”

MedlinePlus: “Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infections.”

CDC: “Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infection (RSV).”

Mayo Clinic: “Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV).”

FDA: “Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV).”

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