A study of all children born in New South Wales, Australia between 2000 and 2010 has found that if they develop severe respiratory illness before two years old, they are at least double the risk of developing asthma later in childhood.
The research published in BMJ Open is the first study to demonstrate the increased risk of asthma hospitalization following severe respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) in different groups of high-risk Australian children.
Babies with RSV Have Double the Risk of Asthma
