How to Use respiratory syncytial virus in a Sentence

respiratory syncytial virus

noun

• There has been a recent uptick in colds, flus, respiratory syncytial virus, and the norovirus.
  — Rachel Ng, Outside Online, 15 Feb. 2023
• The kids could turn out to have a mix of rhinovirus, parainfluenza, and respiratory syncytial virus.
  — Roxanne Khamsi, The Atlantic, 17 Nov. 2021
• Pediatric cases of the flu and RSV, or respiratory syncytial virus, are on the rise.
  — Berkeley Lovelace Jr., NBC News, 24 Oct. 2022
• There is no vaccine approved for the respiratory syncytial virus in the United States.
  — Abigail Adcox, Washington Examiner, 1 Mar. 2023
• The single-dose shot was shown to reduce the risk of illness from respiratory syncytial virus by as much as 86%, according to Pfizer.
  — Aria Bendix, NBC News, 28 Feb. 2023
• This flu season is coming on the heels of a nasty spike of RSV, or respiratory syncytial virus, cases in children and just as covid-19 cases are climbing again.
  — Arkansas Online, 22 Dec. 2022
• But now, with vaccines for Covid and respiratory syncytial virus in the mix, the calculations are no longer simple.
  — Apoorva Mandavilli, New York Times, 22 Mar. 2024
• On top of it, many are infected with a second virus at the same time -- usually respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV.
  — Maggie Fox, CNN, 26 Aug. 2021
• The flu is more dangerous for young children than for healthy adults under age 65, as is respiratory syncytial virus (RSV).
  — Sara Reardon, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 Sep. 2021
• Cases of respiratory syncytial virus, one cause of the common cold, have already spiked.
  — Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic, 9 July 2021
• Unlike flu, respiratory syncytial virus, or the panoply of viruses that cause colds, there are still spikes of Covid activity at various times of the year.
  — Helen Branswell, STAT, 26 Jan. 2023
• And for the first time this year, protection is available against respiratory syncytial virus.
  — Rong-Gong Lin Ii, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2023
• That's based on what happened in the 1960s with a vaccine that was supposed to defend against RSV, respiratory syncytial virus infection, Hotez said.
  — John Bonifield, CNN, 15 July 2021
• For most healthy people, RSV, or respiratory syncytial virus, is a cold-like nuisance.
  — Lauran Neergaard, Chicago Tribune, 1 Nov. 2022
• In the 1960s, a test for an RSV (human respiratory syncytial virus) vaccine failed to protect many infants from getting the disease and led to worse symptoms than usual.
  — Robert Kuznia, CNN, 31 Mar. 2020
• Emilia Zarazua had fallen ill with respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV, just one of the viruses that had been filling the beds at the pediatric intensive care unit for weeks.
  — Los Angeles Times, 3 Jan. 2023
• One special concern in this age group is respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), which causes a runny nose and cough, just like many colds and allergies.
  — Nicole Harris, Parents, 10 Sep. 2023
• Today, the sharp rise of the respiratory syncytial virus known as RSV, a brisk flu season and the ongoing burden posed by the pandemic have made a bad situation much worse.
  — oregonlive, 7 Dec. 2022
• An increase in the Southeast of respiratory syncytial virus, better known as RSV, may be an early sign of the start of the respiratory virus season.
  — Rong-Gong Lin Ii, Los Angeles Times, 6 Sep. 2023
• Louisville has seen a significant jump this year in cases of respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV, a virus that can be dangerous in young children.
  — Emma Austin, The Courier-Journal, 22 Nov. 2019
• Colds and more serious bugs like respiratory syncytial virus, better known by the shorthand RSV, are also back.
  — oregonlive, 28 Nov. 2021
• Among seniors, those in their early 60s are less likely to face severe disease from RSV — which stands for respiratory syncytial virus — compared to their oldest peers.
  — Alexander Tin, CBS News, 29 June 2023
• As the flu and RSV (respiratory syncytial virus) have spread rapidly this fall — inundating and overwhelming hospitals and their staff across the country — Covid has not.
  — Erika Edwards, NBC News, 15 Nov. 2022
• What started off as seemingly a bit of the sniffles turned into a two-week ordeal, after which Embrey and her husband both caught cases of the respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) as well.
  — Bymegan Leonhardt, Fortune, 6 Jan. 2023
• Last summer, doctors noted an odd summer surge in respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV, in kids — a virus that's more commonly seen in winter months.
  — Erika Edwards, NBC News, 28 July 2022
• Parts of the state experienced an usually early start to the flu season, as the respiratory syncytial virus spread quickly among young children.
  — Vanessa Arredondostaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 27 Dec. 2022
• The politicization of masking has come back to haunt the country this fall and winter, as pediatric wards are overflowing with respiratory syncytial virus, flu, and Covid cases.
  — Heather Souvaine Horn, The New Republic, 16 Dec. 2022
• Several new vaccines are listed for children and adults, including the latest for Covid-19 and shots for respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV, and mpox.
  — Dominique Mosbergen, WSJ, 11 Jan. 2024
• In other news from the agencies … The CDC updated its recommendation for the use of respiratory syncytial virus vaccines in older adults.
  — Mckenzie Beard, Washington Post, 27 June 2024
• New immunizations are also available to combat respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV, for those at high risk of illness.
  — Sam Ogozalek, Orlando Sentinel, 31 July 2024

Last Updated: 12 Nov 2024