UC research examines lung cell turnover as risk factor & target for treatment of influenza pneumonia

(University of Cincinnati Academic Health Center) Most of the 500,000 annual deaths worldwide from influenza are due to influenza pneumonia. Understanding how the transition to pneumonia occurs could shed light on interventions that could reduce that number. Research from the University of Cincinnati takes a different approach to how flu spreads through the lungs by focusing on how resistant or susceptible cells lining the airway are to viral infection.
Source: EurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases - Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news