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RESTRICTED -- RSV? She Hadn’t Heard of It. Then Her Child Was Hospitalized.

In an undated family photo, Andre Salahshour, who was hospitalized at six weeks old due to respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV. Though nearly every child contracts RSV, it typically presents as a bad cold. But for some, it causes breathing problems and dangerous lung infections — and many parents have never heard of it until their child becomes ill. (Alexandria Salahshour via The New York Times) -- NO SALES; FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY WITH STORY SLUGGED RESPIRATORY VIRUS BY CARON FOR JAN. 11, 2018. ALL OTHER USE PROHIBITED. --.