Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is the primary cause of hospitalization for acute respiratory tract illness in general and specifically for bronchiolitis in young children. The link between RSV bronchiolitis and reactive airway disease is not completely understood, even though RSV bronchiolitis is frequently followed by recurrent episodes of wheezing. Therapy with ribavirin does not appear to...

OBJECTIVE Inuit children from around the world are burdened by a high rate of infectious diseases. The objective of this study was to evaluate the incidence rate of infections in Inuit preschool children from Nunavik (Northern Québec). METHODS The medical chart of 354 children from a previously recruited cohort was reviewed for the first five years of life. All outpatient visits that led to a...

Siddha medicine is one of the traditional systems in India found by Siddhars. There are totally 64 types internal and external medicines siddha system. It also speaks about kuzhanthai maruthuvam [Paediatric medicine].Suzhi mantham a respiratory disorder compared to Acute Respiratory Tract Infection –Nasopharyngitis WALRI. Suzhi paediatrics illness followed [gastrointestinal disorder]. This stud...

While influenza viruses are a common respiratory pathogen, sporadic reports of conjunctivitis following human infection demonstrates the ability of this virus to cause disease outside of the respiratory tract. The ocular surface represents both a potential site of virus replication and a portal of entry for establishment of a respiratory infection. However, the properties which govern ocular tr...

Over 200 strains of respiratory viruses cause a variety of human infections ranging from common cold to life-threatening pneumonia. Respiratory viruses implicated in this study are respiratory syncytial viruses (RSV), adenovirus, influenza viruses and parainfluenza viruses. The objective of this study is to determine the epidemiology of respiratory viruses in paediatric patients with lower resp...

Submit Manuscript | http://medcraveonline.com Abbreviations: AB: Acute Bronchitis; AE: Adverse Event; ARS: Acute Rhinosinusitis; ATP: Acute Tonsillopharyngitis; BSS: Bronchitis Severity Scale; CI: Confidence Interval; IMOS: Integrative Medicine Outcome Scale; ISRCTN: International Standard Randomized Controlled Trial Number; MEDLINE: Medical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System Online; RTI:...

The significance of BKV infections relative to infections by generally tested respiratory agents was investigated in children with acute respiratory disease. Paired sera from 177 children admitted to a hospital for acute respiratory disease were tested for significant rises in antibodies. Sera from seven patients showed a seroconversion to BKV and clinical signs of acute upper respiratory tract...

ARTI (Acute Respiratory Tract Infection) is an infectious disease of the upper or lower respiratory tract that can cause various spectrums from mild infection to severe and deadly disease, depending on pathogen causing it. Mother's education level nutritional status are factors indirectly related incidence in children. Nutritional has important role child's immune system. Observational analytic...

The normal lung has several defence mechanisms to deal with microorganisms. Lower respiratory infections in the absence of lung disease are therefore relatively infrequent as compared with upper respiratory tract infections in healthy adults. In the setting of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), lower respiratory tract infections, both acute and chronic, occur with increased frequency...

The common cold is an acute, self-limiting, viral inflammation of the mucosa of the upper respiratory tract. It causes nasal discharge and congestion, sneezing, a sore throat and a cough. The common cold actually describes an array of similar conditions caused by a vast number of different viruses. It is most often caused by infection with rhinoviruses (50-80%) and coronaviruses [1] . It may al...