RSV

Hospitals are trying to slow the spread of respiratory viruses during peak cold and flu season.

As the respiratory viral season picks up, local infectious disease expert Dr. Christopher Ohl gave an update Friday on three major viruses health care providers are seeing.

Due to an increase in RSV, or respiratory syncytial virus, the Cone Health system announced new masking requirements and visitor restrictions at some of…

RSV is the virus behind bronchiolitis, a disease that affects young children, filling their airways — nose, throats, and lungs — with mucus.

Officials at Wake Forest Baptist Health are sounding alarms about an unusual spike in respiratory illnesses among children. Viruses like Respiratory…