Babies are the category most affected and at risk of infection with the RSV virus.

“In babies, it causes moderate and mild symptoms, but in rare cases, it can also cause more severe symptoms. We are currently at the peak of the situation, there is an increasing trend of upper and lower respiratory infections. There are about 16,000 people per week with upper and lower respiratory infections,” said epidemiologist Artan Simaku.

Citizens should be cautious of the first symptoms.

“Influenza has a higher fever, a sudden onset of fever that goes above 38 *C  and lasts for several days, which is different from COVID. While the respiratory syncytial virus, unlike the flu, around the 3rd to 5th day can cause difficulties, it can cause bronchitis in children that causes breathing difficulties,” added the doctor.

Despite the fact that the subvariant of Omicron is circulating in Europe, the XBB Institute of Public Health claims that at this point, this virus has not arrived in our country.