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Factors Affecting the Immunity to Respiratory Syncytial Virus: From Epigenetics to Microbiome.
Frontiers in immunology - 1 Jan 2018
Fonseca Wendy, Lukacs Nicholas W, Ptaschinski Catherine
Abstract excerpt
Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is a common pathogen that infects virtually all children by 2 years of age and is the leading cause of hospitalization of infants worldwide. While most children experience mild symptoms, some children progress to severe lower respiratory tract infection. Those children with severe disease have a much higher risk of developing childhood wheezing later in life. Many risk factors...
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