(WENY NEWS) -- Not only is it flu season but its also the season for the RSV virus, which primarily affects kids and babies. 

Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infection, known as RSV is a common respiratory virus that usually causes mild, cold-like symptoms. Most people recover in a week or two, but RSV can be very serious when it comes to babies and infants. Philip Heavner, a Pediatrician at Guthrie says RSV can make babies and infants very sick. Most of the time they do recover from the infection. However, sometimes they might need supplemental oxygen or hydration. Babies or infants can also spend time in the hospital due to RSV. Heavner says research is still being done on COVID-19 when it comes to babies and infants, but what experts are concerned about this year are children being diagnosed with RSV on top of COVID-19.

"If you have a respiratory infection, whether it be flu or RSV, or if it were coronavirus causing respiratory symptoms, there's no way to tell just by looking at them. The symptoms overlap so much, that its impossible to say. So we do have good tests and we're doing a lot of testing because people obviously need to know about coronavirus, and so many times the same tests that's done will also look for RSV and Influenza A, Influenza B," says Heavner.