APPROACH,
APPROACH, PARENTS MAY WORRY THAT THEIR CHILD MAY CATCH THE COMMON COLD OR FLU. BUT MANY
PARENTS DON'T KNOW ABOUT ANOTHER
CONTAGIOUS AND COMMON VIRUS THAT
NEARLY ALL INFANTS GET BY THE
AGE OF TWO. R-S-V. IT'S THE
LEADING CAUSE OF HOSPITALIZATION
FOR INFANTS IN THE U-S DURING
THEIR FIRST YEAR OF LIFE.
JOINING US NOW WITH MORE ARE
ACTRESS AND T-V PERSONALITY
VANESSA LACHEY
MOTHER OF THREE WHO HAS
EXPERIENCED THE SEVERITY OF
R-S-V FIRST HAND AND DR.
MICHAEL FORBES. SUGGESTED
QUESTIONS: 1.DR. FORBES:
WHAT IS RSV, AND WHY IS IT
SOMETHING PARENTS SHOULD LOOK
OUT FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR?
2.VANESSA: CAN YOU TELL US YOUR
STORY ABOUT YOUR SON'S
EXPERIENCE WITH RSV? 3.DR.
FORBES: WHY IS IT THAT PREMATURE
BABIES ARE MORE AT RISK?
SON'S
SON'S EXPERIENCE WITH RSV? 3.DR. FORBES: WHY IS IT THAT PREMATURE BABIES ARE MORE AT
RISK?
RISK?
4.VANESSA: WHAT ADVICE DO YOU HAVE FOR PARENTS TO HELP PROTECT THEIR
THEIR
CHILDREN
CHILDREN FROM RSV? 5.BOTH OF YOU: ARE THERE ANY RESOURCES WHERE WE CAN GET MORE
INFORMATION ON RSV?