CCO Infectious Disease Podcast

RSV in Older Adults: Epidemiology and Risk Factors

Episode Summary

RSV is not just a childhood illness. Learn from a leading expert about RSV in older adults, including epidemiology and reasons older adults are at increased risk compared with their younger counterparts.

Episode Notes

In this episode, Dexter James Wiseman, MD, discusses the epidemiology and risk factors for RSV in older adults, including:

• Overview
• Disease burden based on age
• Seasonality
• Impact in care facilities
• Effects of the COVID-19 pandemic

Presenter: 

Dexter James Wiseman, MD
Clinical Research Fellow
NHLI
Imperial College
Physician
Respiratory Medicine
Royal Brompton Hospital
London, United Kingdom

Review the downloadable slideset and the full program at: 
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