RSV infection is underdiagnosed yet poses serious health risks, experts warn. The Clinical Railway Hospital of Timișoara reports that Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) is among the most common causes of severe respiratory infections, especially in infants, the elderly and patients with chronic illnesses. Symptoms resemble a common cold-fever, nasal congestion and mild cough-but in severe cases the infection can rapidly progress to respiratory distress, hypoxemia and require urgent hospitalization and monitoring. The virus is linked to an increased risk of myocardial infarction, stroke, asthma exacerbations and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease flare‑ups. Health authorities are urging clinicians to test for RSV more frequently and to consider it in differential diagnoses of severe respiratory illness. The warning comes from staff at the hospital’s infectious disease department, who highlighted that many cases go unnoticed. The article was written by L.V. and published on 27 January 2026.

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