In adults and older, healthy children, RSV symptoms are mild and most commonly appear about four to six days after exposure to the virus.
Diagnosis of RSV infection in adults is difficult because viral culture and .. likely to be exposed to the virus than their pulmonary disease counterparts, who.
Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infection (RSV) Older adults who get very sick from RSV may need to be hospitalized. Older adults are at greater risk than young adults for serious complications from RSV because our immune systems weaken when we are older.