A virus that causes wheezing and pneumonia kills up to two hundred thousand children worldwide each year, researchers reported in a recent issue of The Lancet.
The research also revealed that about 3.4 million children require hospital treatment for severe lung infection caused by the virus, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV).
RSV, an infection occurring usually before the age of two, causes mild cold-like symptoms, but can lead to more serious illness in babies born prematurely or with congenital heart disease.
Tags: Paediatrics
