is RSV the same as bronchitis?

allobosc

I hear all about RSV now and didn't know how or if its different than bronchitis.

KittahMama

No- they are both in the upper respitory area, but RSV is a specific virus and bronchitis is actual inflammation in the airways.

 Does that help?

hannah&ben

KittahMama:

No- they are both in the upper respitory area, but RSV is a specific virus and bronchitis is actual inflammation in the airways.

 Does that help?

this.

 

sistrkate

I think you might be thinking about brochiolitis, which is caused by RSV.  As I understand it, people of any age can develop RSV but typically it just produces symptoms of a bad cold.  Bronchiolitis is caused by RSV, but it is most common in children a year of age and under.  It's a lung infection that can also cause breathing problems.

 

allobosc

that does help. I feel bad because a friend of mine has two little girls and they just seem to be passing RSV back and forth. They were in the hospital for 14 days in February between the two of them.

buckeyethor

I wonder why they don't give synagis shots to all babies and not just high risk ones. Does anyone know? Audrey had to get a synagis shot before she left the NICU.

hannah&ben

buckeyethor:

I wonder why they don't give synagis shots to all babies and not just high risk ones. Does anyone know? Audrey had to get a synagis shot before she left the NICU.

Because they cost thousands of dollars per shot and a baby needs multiple shots to carry them through RSV season (1 per month).  And insurance doesn't like to cover them.

Jack had to get them the year he was born because of his heart surgeries (and subsequent respiratory and immune issues) - December through March so 4 shots - and we had to have a nurse come to our home to give them once he was out of the hospital.  Before insurance each visit was over $4,000, and the bulk of the cost was the actual vaccine, not the home visit.

The cost coupled with the fact that RSV isn't supposed to be a 'big deal' for 'healthy' kids (whatever!!!)  I've had so many friends with otherwise healthy young children hospitalized with RSV... 

 

buckeyethor

We got 1 round at the end of the season but she was denied coverage her 2nd season (the actual fall) bc she weighed too much at birth. 3 lbs 7.5 oz is TOO much for the insurance to cover it. We barely left the house last winter. Blah. Hopefully they can come up with a more cost effective way to get more "healthy" children the vaccine. It is scary to see all these children getting hospitalized.