TY  - CHAP
M1  - Book, Section
TI  - COMMON VIRAL RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS
A1  - Dolin, Raphael
A2  - Kasper, Dennis L.
A2  - Fauci, Anthony S.
Y1  - 2017
N1  - 
T2  - Harrison's Infectious Diseases, 3e
AB  - Acute  viral  respiratory  illnesses  are  among  the  most  common  of  human  diseases,  accounting  for  one-half  or  more  of  all  acute  illnesses.  The  incidence  of  acute  respiratory  disease  in  the  United  States  is  3–5.6  cases  per  person  per  year.  The  rates  are  highest  among  children  <1  year  old  (6.1–8.3  cases  per  year)  and  remain  high  until  age  6,  when  a  progressive  decrease  begins.  Adults  have  3–4  cases  per  person  per  year.  Morbidity  from  acute  respiratory  illnesses  accounts  for  30–50%  of  time  lost  from  work  by  adults  and  for  60–80%  of  time  lost  from  school  by  children.  The  use  of  antibacterial  agents  to  treat  viral  respiratory  infections  represents  a  major  source  of  abuse  of  that  category  of  drugs.  
SN  - 
PB  - McGraw-Hill Education
CY  - New York, NY
Y2  - 2024/04/19
UR  - accessbiomedicalscience.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1141411088
ER  -