There are ways for older adults to protect themselves from RSV1,2

There are ways for older adults to protect themselves from RSV1,2

Image: Older male patient and doctor with stethoscope

To help 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

RSV=respiratory syncytial virus.

To help 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

RSV=respiratory syncytial virus.

Image: Older male patient and doctor with stethoscope
Icon: Megaphone

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References:

1. Respiratory syncytial virus infection (RSV): symptoms and care. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Updated September 24, 2021. Accessed June 29, 2022. https://www.cdc.gov/rsv/about/symptoms.html 2. RSV prevention. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Updated December 18, 2020. Accessed June 29, 2022. https://www.cdc.gov/rsv/about/prevention.html 3. RSV in older adults and adults with chronic medical conditions. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Accessed November 2, 2022. https://www.cdc.gov/rsv/high-risk/older-adults.html