Who is at risk of serious RSV?

Premature babies are at a greater risk
of serious RSV disease because
their immune systems have not had the time
to build up antibodies to fight infection.^{1, 2}

1. The Hospital for Sick Children. About Kids Health. Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV). Available at: http://www.aboutkidshealth.ca/Query.aspx?qt =Respiratory%20Syncytial%20Virus. Accessed on May 13, 2009.
2. Meriter Healthy Living. Why do premature babies get infections so easily? Available at: http://www.meriter.com/living/preemie/problems/infection.htm. Accessed on October 6, 2009.