Concerns over surge in virus potentially deadly in young children

Queensland Children’s Hospital doctors say they have never been busier than in the last few months, which they attribute to a surge of cases of a cold-like disease which can be deadly in young children.

The highly infectious respiratory syncytial virus produces mild cold-like symptoms, including a runny nose and a cough, in most infected people.

Adults especially are mostly unbothered by it aside from the symptoms, while many children can get a dose with little issue.

However, for some children, especially very young children just a few months old, the virus can cause severe symptoms which can result in a…