A throat-tickle for you could mean a life-threatening illness for baby.
Any politician will tell you that kissing babies is one of America’s favorite past times. It’s nearly impossible to resist those little cherub-cheeked cuties. But after her 8-month-old son was hospitalized with a respiratory virus, one New Jersey mom is issuing a very important warning to other families ahead of flu season.
“RSV season,” she starts the caption. “Adults, you are contagious up to 24 hours before you start showing symptoms! Please keep your mouths/breaths away from a baby's face, hands, and feet. Don't be the reason a baby is hospitalized because the baby was ‘just so cute I had to kiss her!’” She’s right. More often than not, parents probably end up holding their breath and hoping their child remains healthy rather than risk embarrassing the other person. In an ideal scenario, every single person would ask before doing something as intimate as kissing your baby. But as any pregnant woman who’s had her stomach touched by a complete stranger knows, people’s personal boundaries seem to go out the window when it comes to children.
For context, RSV is a fairly common respiratory virus that shares the same symptoms as a really bad cold. In fact, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that virtually all children contract RSV by age 2. But if left untreated, RVS can develop into something much more serious in infants, leading to bronchiolitis or pneumonia.
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