progress, children need attention quickly. reporter: there is no vaccine and no remedy, but severe cases can be treated in a hospital with fluids, oxygen or even a ventilator and icepacks to bring down the fever. i don t know but she slept with the icepacks on. reporter: 4-month-old lindy was admitted at cook hospital in houston. running a significant fever, not eating as much. reporter: doctors say to avoid rsv clean surfaces in your home, have kids watch hands, cover their mouths when coughing and sneezing. for cases that don t require hospitalization, keep a child hydrated and give tylenol or motrin if they have a fever. day five is the peak of symptoms. parents will notice that their child might be more uncomfortable at day five and then their symptoms resolve and they get better. reporter: the dr. says what worries her is that unlike in previous years when the virus was seasonal and predictable,
emergency room when you notice that your child is having what we call respiratory distress or increased work of breathing and that s typically characterized in breathing really fast and a difficulty catching their breath. children need attention quickly. they no vaccine and no specific remedy, but severe cases can be treated in a hospital with fluids, oxygen or even a ventilator and ice packs to bring down the fever. i don t know how, but she slept with the ice packs on top of her. she was taken by ambulance and admitted in cooke hospital in houston. running a significant fever and not eating as much. clean surfaces in your home, have kids wash hands. cover their mouths when coughing or sneezing. don t share things like toys and cups and avoid close contact like kissing or cuddling. for cases that don t require hospitalization, keep a child hydrated and give tylenol or motrin if they have a fever.
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