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Association of short-term exposure to air pollution with emergency visits for respiratory diseases in children

iScience, 2022
Summary: Ambient air pollutants are health hazards to children. This study comprised 773,504 emergency department visits (EDVs) at 0–14 years of age with respiratory diseases in southern China.
Miao He, Yaping Zhong, Yuehan Chen, Nanshan Zhong, Kefang Lai   +4 more
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The role of interferon λ on antiviral immunity in upper respiratory tract

Shanghai yufang yixue, 2022
Upper respiratory tract is directly connected with the external environment， and its natural immune system is the first line of defense against pathogens.
FAN Junyan, LI Zishuai, LIU Wenbin, CAO Guangwen   +3 more
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An alphaherpesvirus exploits antimicrobial beta-defensins to initiate respiratory tract infection [PDF]

, 2020
beta-Defensins protect the respiratory tract against the myriad of microbial pathogens entering the airways with each breath. However, this potentially hostile environment is known to serve as a portal of entry for herpesviruses.
Boyen, Filip, Daled, Simon, Dhaenens, Maarten, Laval, Kathlyn, Nauwynck, Hans, Pasmans, Frank, Poelaert, Katrien, Van Cleemput, Jolien, Vanderheijden, Nathalie   +8 more
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Upper respiratory tract infection in children – immunostimulating treatment

Journal of Education, Health and Sport, 2021
This paper is a review of publications on viral infections of the upper aerotract in children. Recurring infections can be a consequence of the lack of treatment, inappropriate therapy or accompanying diseases.
Dariusz Kaczmarczyk, Dawid Zagacki, Alina Morawiec-Sztandera   +2 more
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Influenza virus respiratory infection and transmission following ocular inoculation in ferrets. [PDF]

PLoS Pathogens, 2012
While influenza viruses are a common respiratory pathogen, sporadic reports of conjunctivitis following human infection demonstrates the ability of this virus to cause disease outside of the respiratory tract.
Jessica A Belser, Kortney M Gustin, Taronna R Maines, Mary J Pantin-Jackwood, Jacqueline M Katz, Terrence M Tumpey   +5 more
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Experimental Human Challenge Defines Distinct Pneumococcal Kinetic Profiles and Mucosal Responses between Colonized and Non-Colonized Adults

mBio, 2021
Occurrence of lower respiratory tract infections requires prior colonization of the upper respiratory tract with a pathogen.
Elissavet Nikolaou, Simon P. Jochems, Elena Mitsi, Sherin Pojar, Annie Blizard, Jesus Reiné, Carla Solórzano, Edessa Negera, Beatriz Carniel, Alessandra Soares-Schanoski, Victoria Connor, Hugh Adler, Seher R. Zaidi, Caz Hales, Helen Hill, Angie Hyder-Wright, Stephen B. Gordon, Jamie Rylance, Daniela M. Ferreira   +18 more
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Treatment of acute respiratory infection in adults: results of a multicenter randomized double-blind placebo-controlled clinical trial

Лечащий Врач, 2021
The results of a multicenter randomized double-blind placebo-controlled clinical trial in parallel groups carried out in 2012–2015 aimed to reveal the efficacy and safety of the antiviral drug ergoferon in the treatment of acute respiratory tract ...
M. P. Kostinov, R. F. Khamitov, A. P. Babkin, E. S. Minina, B. Ya. Bart, M. P. Mikhailusova, M. E. Yanovskaya, A. O. Sherenkov, D. V. Petrov, D. N. Alpenidze, Yu. S. Shapovalova, M. V. Chernogorova, E. F. Pavlysh, R. T. Sardinov   +13 more
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Bovine colostrum and immune function after exercise [PDF]

, 2012
Strenuous and/or prolonged exercise causes transient perturbations in immune function. It is well accepted that this is one mechanism contributing to the higher occurrence of infection (e.g.
Davison, Glen
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Magnitude and factors associated with upper respiratory tract infection among under-five children in public health institutions of Aksum town, Tigray, Northern Ethiopia: an institutional based cross-sectional study

The Pan African Medical Journal, 2020
INTRODUCTION: Upper respiratory tract infection is a leading cause of morbidity among under five, particularly in the developing countries. Delays in the identification and treatment of under-fives are among the main contributors to the complication. The
Teklay Zeru, Hagos Berihu, Gerezgiher Buruh, Haftom Gebrehiwot   +3 more
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Upper respiratory tract infection heterologous immunization and meningococcal disease [PDF]

, 1999
To test the hypothesis that an episode of upper respiratory tract infection or heterologous immunisation is a predisposing factor for the occurrence of meningococcal disease, data from 377 cases of meningococcal disease and their household contacts (n ...
Bijlmer, H.A., Bouter, L.M., Dankert - Roelse, J.E., Scholten, R.J.P.M., Tobi, H.   +4 more
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