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THE RESPIRATORY VIRUSES: INFLUENZA, RSV, AND …
C. Mhorag Hay THE RESPIRATORY viruses : influenza , RSV, AND RHINOVIRUSES. Introduction: RESPIRATORY viruses are among the most common causes of symptomatic human infections . Although viral upper RESPIRATORY tract infections are generally mild and self-limited, they are associated with significant morbidity and result in nearly twenty-six million days of school absence and twenty-three million days of work absence in the United States annually. This section will cover some of the most prevalent viral causes of RESPIRATORY illness; however, it should be remembered that a large number of other viruses can lead to symptoms of the common cold including coronaviruses (colds and SARS), adenoviruses, enteroviruses (discussed in GI viruses section) and parainfluenza viruses . influenza viruses influenza viruses cause acute, usually self-limited febrile illnesses most often in the winter months.
persist for up to two weeks. Gastrointestinal symptoms other than anorexia are rare (there is no such thing as stomach flu- it's a different virus or bacteria). Complications are quite common and can be deadly. Pneumonia is the most common complication of influenza infection. It …
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