| Title | Respiratory Virus Infections: Understanding COVID-19. | ||
| Author | Subbarao, Kanta; Mahanty, Siddhartha | ||
| Journal | Immunity | Publication Year/Month | 2020-Jun |
| PMID | 32497522 | PMCID | PMC7237932 |
| Affiliation + expend | 1.WHO Collaborating Centre for Reference and Research on Influenza and Department of Microbiology and Immunology, The University of Melbourne at The Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity, Melbourne, VIC 3000, Australia. Electronic address: kanta.subbarao@influenzacentre.org. | ||
Respiratory viruses affect us throughout our lives, from infancy to old age, causing illnesses ranging from a common cold to severe pneumonia. They belong to several virus families, and although many features of infection with these diverse viruses are shared, some have unique characteristics. Here we explain what happens when we are infected by respiratory viruses, including SARS-CoV-2, which causes COVID-19.