How to Use respiratory syncytial virus in a Sentence

respiratory syncytial virus

noun
  • There has been a recent uptick in colds, flus, respiratory syncytial virus, and the norovirus.
    — Rachel Ng, Outside Online, 15 Feb. 2023
  • The kids could turn out to have a mix of rhinovirus, parainfluenza, and respiratory syncytial virus.
    — Roxanne Khamsi, The Atlantic, 17 Nov. 2021
  • Cases of respiratory syncytial virus, one cause of the common cold, have already spiked.
    — Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic, 9 July 2021
  • And for the first time this year, protection is available against respiratory syncytial virus.
    — Rong-Gong Lin Ii, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2023
  • One step Kennedy could take involves a shot babies get to protect them against respiratory syncytial virus.
    — March 25, NPR, 25 Mar. 2026
  • But now, with vaccines for Covid and respiratory syncytial virus in the mix, the calculations are no longer simple.
    — Apoorva Mandavilli, New York Times, 22 Mar. 2024
  • There is no vaccine approved for the respiratory syncytial virus in the United States.
    — Abigail Adcox, Washington Examiner, 1 Mar. 2023
  • For most healthy people, RSV, or respiratory syncytial virus, is a cold-like nuisance.
    — Lauran Neergaard, Chicago Tribune, 1 Nov. 2022
  • Pediatric cases of the flu and RSV, or respiratory syncytial virus, are on the rise.
    — Berkeley Lovelace Jr., NBC News, 24 Oct. 2022
  • Unlike flu, respiratory syncytial virus, or the panoply of viruses that cause colds, there are still spikes of Covid activity at various times of the year.
    — Helen Branswell, STAT, 26 Jan. 2023
  • For some folks, the fall to-do list should now include an important third jab—a respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccine.
    — Ashley Abramson, SELF, 30 Sep. 2024
  • The single-dose shot was shown to reduce the risk of illness from respiratory syncytial virus by as much as 86%, according to Pfizer.
    — Aria Bendix, NBC News, 28 Feb. 2023
  • On top of it, many are infected with a second virus at the same time -- usually respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV.
    — Maggie Fox, CNN, 26 Aug. 2021
  • Here's what to know RSV, or respiratory syncytial virus, is a common and easily spread virus that peaks during colder months.
    — Alyssa Goldberg, USA Today, 17 Nov. 2025
  • Her toddler spent days in the intensive care unit for respiratory syncytial virus, known as RSV, and pneumonia.
    — Channon Hodge, CNN, 1 Feb. 2025
  • The agenda has since been posted online and lists respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) as one of the issues up for discussion.
    — Dominique Mosbergen, Time, 5 Sep. 2025
  • The culprits that can trigger a sore throat include rhinoviruses (the most common cause of colds), influenza, coronavirus and respiratory syncytial virus.
    — The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Dec. 2025
  • The flu is more dangerous for young children than for healthy adults under age 65, as is respiratory syncytial virus (RSV).
    — Sara Reardon, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 Sep. 2021
  • One special concern in this age group is respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), which causes a runny nose and cough, just like many colds and allergies.
    — Nicole Harris, Parents, 10 Sep. 2023
  • Louisville has seen a significant jump this year in cases of respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV, a virus that can be dangerous in young children.
    — Emma Austin, The Courier-Journal, 22 Nov. 2019
  • Muffin has been admitted to the intensive care unit three times in her young life so far because of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) and even the common cold.
    — Erika Edwards, NBC News, 14 Feb. 2025
  • The others — for respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), rotavirus, flu and chickenpox — do not.
    — Aria Bendix, NBC news, 26 Dec. 2025
  • Among the vaccines recommended for specific children at high risk are shots for respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) and dengue.
    — Isabella Cueto, STAT, 6 Jan. 2026
  • Flu vaccine can also be given at the same visit as the respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) immunization.
    — Dr. Kristina Bryant, Boston Herald, 21 Sep. 2025
  • This flu season is coming on the heels of a nasty spike of RSV, or respiratory syncytial virus, cases in children and just as covid-19 cases are climbing again.
    — Arkansas Online, 22 Dec. 2022
  • All adults aged 80 and above will be eligible for the vaccine, called Abrysvo, to protect them against respiratory syncytial virus, which can cause bronchitis and pneumonia.
    — Ashleigh Furlong, Bloomberg, 1 Apr. 2026
  • Today, the sharp rise of the respiratory syncytial virus known as RSV, a brisk flu season and the ongoing burden posed by the pandemic have made a bad situation much worse.
    — oregonlive, 7 Dec. 2022
  • One of the illnesses that can be especially serious for young children is respiratory syncytial virus (RSV).
    — Michael Cromer, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 Feb. 2026
  • This applies to all the ailments above and others that often circulate during the wintertime, like respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV.
    — Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 16 Dec. 2025
  • Emilia Zarazua had fallen ill with respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV, just one of the viruses that had been filling the beds at the pediatric intensive care unit for weeks.
    — Los Angeles Times, 3 Jan. 2023

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