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Pneumonia Virus Kills 200,000 Kids, A Year
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oi-Devaki
By Devaki
RSV infects most children before the age of two. It generally causes mild cold-like symptoms, but can lead to seriousness in the babies born prematurely or who have congenital heart disease. RSV is the single largest cause of lung infection in children.
The study conducted by them also shows that around 3.4 million children require hospital treatment for the severe lung infection, caused by this bug.
The researchers say that they are trying to find out how big a problem this virus poses, before finding an immunization program for that.
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Story first published: Tuesday, April 20, 2010, 11:09 [IST]
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