Cover your coughs and sneezes with a tissue or your upper shirt sleeve, not your hands. Wash your hands often with soap and water for at least 20 seconds. Avoid close contact, such as kissing, shaking hands, and sharing cups and eating utensils, with others.

Is RSV A droplet precaution?

Δ RSV may be transmitted by the droplet route but is primarily spread by direct contact with infectious respiratory secretions.

What PPE is used for RSV?

Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)

At minimum, personnel are required to don gloves, closed toed shoes, lab coat, and appropriate face and eye protection prior to working with RSV.

When RSV infections are noted in a facility such as a hospital or nursing home, contact isolation (to minimize person-to-person spread) and hand washing by health care workers have been shown to limit spread of the virus. As with any respiratory illness, all people should cover their face when coughing and sneezing.