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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Lifestyle
Lisa Salmon

As Amy Schumer’s son is rushed to hospital with RSV, what parents need to know about the common virus

Comedian Amy Schumer has revealed her young son was rushed to hospital after suffering from the respiratory illness RSV (respiratory syncytial virus).

The common childhood infection usually only causes mild cold-like symptoms in young children, but around three in every 100 will have symptoms severe enough to need hospital treatment – like Schumer’s three-year-old son Gene.

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