Canada is seeing a surge of respiratory syncytial virus cases in children. RSV, which infects the lungs and respiratory tract, can cause severe illness and even death in rare cases. Jamie Mauracher explains who’s most susceptible to RSV, the symptoms to watch for, and how the uptick is further straining the health-care system.
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