Amr Kandil, head of the preventive medicine sector at the Ministry of Health, confirmed that syncytial virus is a respiratory virus that has been around for decades and is transmitted with infection not only in Egypt but also worldwide, explaining that this virus is active in the autumn season and intensifies in winter.
Amr Qandil added, in a call to Al-Hayat Al-Youm program with Lubna Assal on Al-Hayat channel, that the syncytial virus runs from November to mid-February, explaining that his symptoms are sore throat, nose running cola , headache, high temperature and sometimes cough occur, and the patient may develop symptoms or symptoms.Only two, and these symptoms are similar to flu and corona.
He pointed out that the flu symptoms are more than the syncytial virus, but the average symptoms last 5 to 7 days, pointing out that 80% of the infected are children, and this virus has been present until 2019, but the period of 2020 and 2021 disappeared due to the precautionary measures that led to a reduction in the appearance of the virus.
