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Influenza
Report summarizes influenza study findings from University of London, Imperial College
May 20th, 2008
According to a study from London, the United Kingdom, "The World Health Organization estimates that lower respiratory tract infections (excluding tuberculosis) account for similar to 35% of all deaths caused by infectious diseases. In many cases, the cause of death may be caused by multiple pathogens, e. g., the life-threatening bacterial pneumonia observed in patients infected with influenza virus." "The ability to evolve more efficient immunity on each successive encounter with antigen is the hallmark of the adaptive immune response. However, in the absence of cross-reactive T and B cell epitopes, one lung infection can modify immunity and pathology to the next for...
Source: TB & Outbreaks Week (2008-05-20)
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