Ariana DiGrigori's son caught RSV when he was an infant, and now she's reminding parents that kissing newborns is a main cause the illness is spread.
from his day care facility in December 2018. After learning more about it, she was shocked to find that many newborns infected with the virus get it the same way -- through well-intentioned kisses from visitors. Now, she's made it her mission to educate other parents on theAJ was only 8 months old when he contracted the serious respiratory illness., RSV is a common respiratory infection in adults that causes mild, flu-like symptoms, but it can be dangerous for infants and older adults.
"It was the way that he was breathing -- compensating to breathing using accessory muscles," she tells CafeMom."Just watching him [I knew] something wasn’t right."Ariana DiGrigorio "I’ve only seen stories about infants who were hospitalized with this virus," she tells CafeMom. But her son was the unfortunate exception.
"Please keep your mouths/breaths away from a baby's face, hands, and feet," she continued."It's super awkward as a parent to have to tell someone to step away from your baby. It's also super difficult to stop someone from kissing your child after they're already going in for the kiss."
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