| Title | Respiratory viral infections - impact on sport and exercise medicine. | ||
| Author | Luoto, Raakel; Waris, Matti; Valtonen, Maarit; Ruuskanen, Olli | ||
| Journal | Exerc Immunol Rev | Publication Year/Month | 2023 |
| PMID | 37358372 | PMCID | -N/A- |
| Affiliation + expend | 1.Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Turku University Hospital and University of Turku, PL 52, 20521 Turku, Finland, rajopi@utu.fi, olli.ruuskanen@tyks.fi. | ||
Respiratory viruses are the most frequent causative agents of disease in humans and thus also in elite athletes. The COVID-19 pandemic has recently emphasized the entire spectrum of respiratory tract infections worldwide. Understanding the basic elements of respiratory viral infections is a fundamental requirement from the perspective of etiological diagnostics, treatment, and prevention strategy planning, as well as resource allocation.