There is no vaccine or specific treatment for RSV in adults1,2

There is no vaccine or specific treatment for RSV in adults1,2

Image: Older male patient and doctor with stethoscope

To avoid infection with RSV, older adults and those who interact with them should3:

Icon: Wash hands often

Wash their hands often

Icon: Keep hands away from face

Keep their hands away from their face

Icon: Avoid close contact with sick people

Avoid close contact with sick people

Icon: Cover coughs and sneezes

Cover coughs and sneezes with a tissue or upper shirt sleeve, not hands

Icon: Clean and disinfect surfaces

Clean and disinfect surfaces

Icon: Stay home when sick

Stay home when they are sick

Icon: Megaphone

Learn more about RSV at a live webinar.

Next: Resources

To avoid infection with RSV, older adults and those who interact with them should3:

Icon: Wash hands often

Wash their hands often

Icon: Keep hands away from face

Keep their hands
away from their face

Icon: Avoid close contact with sick people

Avoid close contact
with sick people

Icon: Cover coughs and sneezes

Cover coughs and
sneezes with a tissue
or upper shirt sleeve, not hands

Icon: Clean and disinfect surfaces

Clean and
disinfect surfaces

Icon: Stay home when sick

Stay home when
they are sick

Icon: Megaphone

Learn more about RSV at a live webinar.

Next: Resources

Image: Older male patient and doctor with stethoscope

References:

1. Respiratory syncytial virus infection (RSV). Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Accessed June 29, 2022. https://www.cdc.gov/rsv/about/symptoms.html 2. RSV prevention. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Accessed June 29, 2022. https://www.cdc.gov/rsv/about/prevention.html 3. Older adults are at high risk for severe RSV infection. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Accessed June 23, 2022. https://www.cdc.gov/rsv/high-risk/older-adults.html