Severe cases of RSV occur when the virus spreads to the lower respiratory tract, which causes inflammation of the small airways leading to the lungs. This is when pneumonia or bronchiolitis can develop.
Signs of severe RSV are fever, severe cough, difficulty breathing, wheezing when breathing out, and lack of oxygen, which causes blue skin of the lips and fingertips.

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