Viral Respiratory Diseases
Richard V. Lee
Viral respiratory infections are ubiquitous in human populations. The clinical illnesses they cause range from mild coryza to viral pneumonia to fatal respiratory failure. Respiratory viruses are mostly a nuisance, but pregnancy alters both maternal anxiety and clinical illness. Questions about the effects of colds and medications for colds are common obstetric concerns. A confusing, large array of viruses can cause acute upper respiratory illness (URL). Their taxonomy and laboratory indentification seem clinically irrelevant because viral diagnostic procedures for such common complaints are not often pursued and, when they are, they usually are not useful for clinical management because the patient has recovered before reports are complete...
Main Topic: Etiology : Pathogenesis : Epidemiology : Diagnosis : Prevention : Management
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