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Irish Mirror
Irish Mirror
National
Sophie Collins

Irish dad tells of virus horror after 12-week-old son 'almost turned blue' before being rushed to hospital

An Irish father has told of how his 12-week-old baby boy developed a severe case of Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) and has since had to be transferred to Sweden for “very serious advanced life support”.

Paul Murphy said his son, Liam, became unwell on Halloween night and would not take his bottle, so they brought him for a routine check-up.

Mr Murphy went on to explain that his baby boy became quite unwell after this appointment and was "unresponsive". He then said they witnessed Liam "almost turning blue around the eyes and the mouth".

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