Aussies are being urged to be on alert for RSV symptoms as cases surge to more than 100,000 across the country. These numbers are dramatically higher than this time last year with New South Wales, Queensland and Victoria leading the charge. People with asthma as well as the elderly are encouraged to be extra cautious as the virus can be particularly dangerous for both groups. 

For more, Dr Chris Pearce reports.

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