Thwarting this shedding effect wouldn't stop infection or stifle the typical symptoms of RSV infection, but it might limit the virus's ability to spread into the tiniest airways, which are the most likely to be obstructed by cells
shed during infection.
Not exact matches
In three new studies in the current issue of the International Journal of Infectious Disease, researchers reported on clinical outcomes in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), how long patients will
shed virus
during their
infections, and how the Sultanate of Oman is dealing with cases that have appeared there.
«But what we've now shown is that RSV has an increased ability to cause airway obstruction because,
during an RSV
infection, the virus expresses a specific RSV - encoded non-structural protein, or NS2, in epithelial cells, causing the cells to
shed from the airway lining and into the airway lumen.
Alpine newts (Ichthyosaura alpestris) and midwife toads (Alytes obstetricans) both recovered from mild
infections during which they
shed spores for weeks to months.
The group believes HPV is
shed from the tonsil
during an active
infection and gets trapped in the biofilm, where it may be protected from immune attack.
Sandra Newbury, Jennifer Godhardt - Cooper, Keith P Poulsen, Francine Cigel, Laura Balanoff, Kathy Toohey - Kurth; Prolonged intermittent virus
shedding during an outbreak of canine influenza A H3N2 virus
infection in dogs in three Chicago area shelters: 16 cases (March to May 2015).