Understanding Risk Factors for Severe RSV Disease

In this episode, Angela Branche, MD, FIDSA, explores the burden of RSV disease in older adults, including:

• RSV seasonality and disease burden
• Symptoms and complications of RSV infection
• Older age as a key risk factor for severe RSV disease and complications (eg, pneumonia, hospitalization)
• Comorbidities associated with increased risk of RSV hospitalization
• RSV hospitalization rates among different racial and ethnic minority groups and socioeconomic statuses 

Faculty:
Angela Branche, MD, FIDSA
Associate Professor of Medicine
Division of Infectious Diseases
Department of Medicine
University of Rochester
Rochester, New York

Content based on a CME program supported by an educational grant from GlaxoSmithKline.

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Link to full program: 
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