You are here: Home / World / How to Keep Your Infant From Getting RSV (Respiratory Syncytial Virus)

How to Keep Your Infant From Getting RSV (Respiratory Syncytial Virus)

December 23, 2011 by

[HTML1]Respiratory Syncytial Virus (called RSV) is a major cause of early infant death. For adults, it may be just a bad cold or even not felt at all, but for the newborn infant it can be deadly, and for premature infants it is a killer.

Audrey, our interviewee’s daughter, was born after just 25 weeks, leaving her vulnerable to infection, including RSV.  Her mother Crystal Diehl shares her experiences in this interview, which will teach you about RSV and what you can do to decrease the chance of your infant contracting this virus or of you giving the disease to a child yourself.

More about Crystal Diehl
Crystal Diehl is the mother of Audrey, who was born at 25 weeks gestation.

More about Pam Mcarthur
Pam McArthur, RN, is the NICU nurse at a major medical center in Minnesota who cared for Audrey.

Filed Under: World Tagged With:
About Richard Gracer

Richard I. Gracer, MD, is the founder of Gracer Behavioral Health Services, an innovative and comprehensive substance abuse program that stresses the reduction of cravings, and has been in medical practice since 1974. He is certified in Addiction Medicine and Family Practice, and a Diplomat of the American Academy of Pain Management. He edited Beating the Years, Beating Sports Injuries, and Beating Back Pain (Barron’s, 2003,2005, 2006), and wrote the popular “Ask the Doctor” column in the Lamorinda Sun for 10 years. He is the author of A New Prescription for Addiction.

Dr. Gracer is also the Host of A New Prescription for Health on WomensRadio. A New Prescription for Healthfeatures discussions with noted experts, both researchers and practitioners, on cutting edge, holistic, and comprehensive treatments for pain and addiction. Aimed at the educated person seeking more information, this series provides hard-to-get information and insights, including interviews with actual patients, on treatment of these difficult and pervasive problems.

Email Dr. Richard Gracer by clicking HERE.