India, Aug. 29 -- If your child shows signs of coughing, cold, fever, or wheezing, you should seek immediate medical attention. In an interview with HT Lifestyle, Dr Zahabiya M Bagwala, paediatric infectious disease specialist at Saifee Hospital, Mumbai, warns that lower respiratory infections among children in Mumbai have increased this season, largely due to the highly contagious Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV). Also read | Bengaluru sees spike in viral infections among children, elderly as monsoon sets in

Dr Bagwala explained that it affects mostly young children under the age of two, and said it affects at least 90 percent of kids under two at least once in their lives. She said, "The virus mostly affects the lungs and is the most ...