Asthma and viruses: A  focus on rhinoviruses and SARS-CoV-2

Acute asthma exacerbations (AEs) are common events that result in high morbidity and mortality and place a major burden on health care services. The most prominent trigger for AEs is viral respiratory infections, particularly rhinoviruses (RVs), which have been strongly linked as causative agents by studies of naturally occurring and experimentally induced exacerbations.1,2 RVs induce enhanced airway inflammation and clinical symptom severity in patients with asthma compared with healthy individuals.
Source: Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology - Category: Allergy & Immunology Authors: Tags: Paradigms and perspectives Source Type: research