Respiratory viruses can impact infants more severely than older children, and symptoms run the gamut, according to a new study in Pediatrics. Researchers at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center followed 1,223 healthy children from infancy through age 5 from November 2019 to August 2025 and analyzed 15,898 laboratory-confirmed, single-pathogen respiratory infections to characterize symptom patterns and clinical outcomes. Rhinorrhea, cough, malaise, and fatigue were the most common symptoms. The authors also found that compared with …
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