RSV
Abbreviation Pathophysiology and Disease Processes
Respiratory syncytial virus, a common cause of respiratory infections in young children.
Related terms
- virusA tiny infectious agent of genetic material in a protein coat; it can multiply only inside host cells.
- PADPeripheral arterial disease: disease of the arteries outside the heart.
- PEPulmonary embolism: a blood clot, usually from a deep vein, that lodges in an artery of the lungs.
- PUDPeptic ulcer disease: sores in the lining of the stomach or duodenum.
- RARheumatoid arthritis. As a site or EKG electrode label, right arm.
- SIDSSudden infant death syndrome.
- SLESystemic lupus erythematosus (lupus): an autoimmune disease that can affect many organs.
- STISexually transmitted infection (older term STD).
- TBTuberculosis: infection with the bacterium Mycobacterium tuberculosis, which mainly affects the lungs.
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