Study Role of Respiratory Syncytial Virus Associated with Infection of Respiratory System of Children in AL-Miqdadiya/ Diyala

Abstract

Human Respiratory Syncytial virus was major cause of viral infection of lower respiratory tract infection
among infants and young children less 2 years old. HRSV was an enveloped virus with negative sense,
single Stranded RNA, belonging to the family of pneumoviridae and genes Orthopneumovirus. This study
was aimed to detection prevalence of respiratory syncytial virus in children with respiratory tract infection
using Real time - PCR .This study included 50 sample from both gender and ages less than 10 years old,
sample were collected from respiratory system patient from 40 patients and 10 controls. Results of current
study showed that infection percentage of HRSV was 35% and all controls were un infect. The infection
percentage of virus was more common in males 47% than females and in children, < one year 37.9% also
high frequency were noticed among children who depended on artificial feeding.