Enterovirus 68 risk factors
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: João André Alves Silva, M.D. [2]; Alejandro Lemor, M.D. [3]
Overview
Children, elderly and immunocompromised patients have an increased risk of developing symptoms when infected with enterovirus 68. Patients with asthma, who are infected with EV-68 may develop asthma exacerbations.
Risk Factors
- EB-68 may infect any person, however, infants, children and teenagers, as well as elderly patients, are more likely to develop disease manifestations, due to lack of previous immunity against the virus or decreased immune response.[1]
- Immunocompromised patients have an increased risk of developing disease when exposed to enterovirus 68.
- Patients with asthma, specially children, are at increase risk of developing severe symptoms with enterovirus 68 infection, and the exacerbation of asthma may require hospital admission. [2]
References
- ↑ "Enterovirus D68".
- ↑ Hasegawa, S.; Hirano, R.; Okamoto-Nakagawa, R.; Ichiyama, T.; Shirabe, K. (2011). "Enterovirus 68 infection in children with asthma attacks: virus-induced asthma in Japanese children". Allergy. 66 (12): 1618–1620. doi:10.1111/j.1398-9995.2011.02725.x. ISSN 0105-4538.