Viral respiratory panel

Avoid worst-case scenarios and hospital visits: get tested for “winter viruses” in time

Winter months, with more time spent indoors, less exposure to
sunlight and vitamin D deficiency, are an ideal period for epidemics caused by
“winter viruses”: – respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), influenza A and B viruses (flu), adenoviruses and more recently SARS-CoV 2 virus. People are the main source of disease, transmitted directly by coughing and sneezing of an infected person and indirectly through contact with surfaces carrying the virus.

Viral respiratory panel - PCR and rapid antigen diagnostics for RSV, influenza viruses, adenoviruses and SARS-CoV-2 virus

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Risk groups

In recent days, reports of full hospitals due to RSV infection have filled websites and newspapers
Risk groups are:

premature babies
young children with congenital heart or chronic lung disease
young children with weakened immunity or certain disorders
adults with compromised immune systems
older people with heart or lung disease.

Symptoms

Infection symptoms most often develop 3-6 days, and sometimes 14 days, after exposure to the virus:

cold symptoms (runny or blocked nose, sneezing, dry cough, chills, sore throat, headache, irritating cough)
listlessness, weakness, nausea, loss of appetite
high fever, often above 40 degrees

In vulnerable groups the infection can spread to the lower respiratory tract, causing pneumonia or bronchiolitis (fever, severe cough, rapid shallow breathing, bluish skin due to lack of oxygen). Complications of some illnesses can also include bronchitis and pneumonia, but inflammation of the heart and brain may occur too.

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