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The Effect of Ultraviolet Radiation on Human Viral Infections

2006-11-01

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Exposure to UV radiation is recognized to suppress cell-mediated immunity and therefore could adversely affect the course of a viral infection. Rodent models of viral infection confirm this possibility but the situation in human subjects is not so clear, apart from two exceptions. These are herpes simplex, in which sunlight exposure can cause reactivation, and certain papillomavirus types in which sunlight exposur...

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10.1111/j.1751-1097.2006.tb09805.x
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