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Viruses and asthma: the role of common respiratory viruses in asthma and its potential meaning for SARS‐CoV‐2
Author(s) -
Novak Natalija,
Cabanillas Beatriz
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
immunology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.297
H-Index - 133
eISSN - 1365-2567
pISSN - 0019-2805
DOI - 10.1111/imm.13240
Subject(s) - asthma , respiratory system , covid-19 , meaning (existential) , medicine , virology , pandemic , immunology , psychology , disease , infectious disease (medical specialty) , outbreak , psychotherapist
Certain respiratory viruses can induce per se immunological changes and morphological alterations that can contribute to the initiation or aggravation of asthmatic processes. New data are emerging on the molecular mechanisms of SARS‐CoV‐2 infection and its possible relation with asthma. In this review, we explore the interrelation between common viruses and asthma, and its potential meaning on the current global pandemic of COVID‐19.