[h=1]Commonly Encountered Respiratory Virus Infections: Update and New Treatments[/h] Shmuel Shoham, MD; Megan K. Morales, MD
Disclosures | November 08, 2016 [h=3]Common Viruses, Pronounced Impact[/h] On a year-to-year basis, viral infections such as Middle East respiratory syndrome, severe acute respiratory syndrome, pandemic H1N1 "swine flu," and H7N9 "avian influenza" garner considerable attention from the general public and infection control specialists.
However, most people are at much greater risk of developing illnesses, which can be severe, from less exotic respiratory viruses, such as influenza, parainfluenza virus (PIV), and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV). When time lost from work or school, direct healthcare costs, and unnecessary use of antibiotics are considered, the societal and healthcare burdens of these more mundane viral infections become even more pronounced...
