RT Book, Section
A1 Dolin, Raphael
A2 Kasper, Dennis L.
A2 Fauci, Anthony S.
SR Print(0)
ID 1141411088
T1 COMMON VIRAL RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS
T2 Harrison's Infectious Diseases, 3e
YR 2017
FD 2017
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9781259835971
LK accessbiomedicalscience.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1141411088
RD 2024/04/16
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.