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Importance of Virus Characteristics in Respiratory Syncytial Virus-Induced Disease
- Source :
- Immunol Allergy Clin North Am
- Publication Year :
- 2019
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Abstract
- Severe lower respiratory tract infection in infants and young children is most frequently caused by respiratory syncytial virus (RSV). RSV infects the smallest airways, making breathing difficult and in some infants requiring medical support. Severity is affected by viral dose, infant age, virus genotype, and effectiveness of the innate/adaptive immune responses. Severe disease correlates with later wheezing and asthma in some children. The adaptive immune response is protective but wanes after each infection, likely due to the ability of the RSV NS1/NS2 proteins to inhibit the innate immune response. Several vaccine approaches and candidates are currently in clinical trials.
- Subjects :
- viruses
Immunology
macromolecular substances
Disease
Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infections
medicine.disease_cause
Severity of Illness Index
Virus
Article
03 medical and health sciences
Viral Proteins
0302 clinical medicine
Immune system
Lower respiratory tract infection
medicine
Immunology and Allergy
Humans
030223 otorhinolaryngology
Antigens, Viral
Asthma
Innate immune system
business.industry
Virus Assembly
virus diseases
Viral Vaccines
biochemical phenomena, metabolism, and nutrition
medicine.disease
Acquired immune system
Immunity, Innate
Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV)
030228 respiratory system
Respiratory Syncytial Virus, Human
Host-Pathogen Interactions
business
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 15578607
- Volume :
- 39
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Immunology and allergy clinics of North America
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....3395bf9b94128e5edaf4b43c4658f4da