Inner city infants have different patterns of viral respiratory illness than infants in the suburbs
Wednesday, September 26, 2012 - 10:30
in Health & Medicine
Children living in low-income urban areas appear especially prone to developing asthma, possibly related to infections they acquire early in life. Researchers investigated viral respiratory illnesses and their possible role in the development of asthma in urban versus suburban babies. The differences in viral illness patterns they found provide insights that could help guide the development of new asthma treatments in children.