Stephen Balka stands over his son Adrian, who is hospitalized at Texas Children's Hospital with RSV.
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Stephen Balka stands over his son Adrian, who is hospitalized at Texas Children's Hospital with RSV.
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Father of infant hospitalized with RSV warns parents to be alert as respiratory illness spreads quickly

Last week, Stephen Balka found himself living a parent's nightmare. His 2-month-old son Adrian was struggling to breathe, sometimes going as long as seven seconds between gasping breaths, the father said.