Infections from respiratory viruses follow a predictable seasonal pattern, researchers find (IMAGE)

University of Alberta Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry

Infections from respiratory viruses follow a predictable seasonal pattern, researchers find

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Pediatrics professor Michael Hawkes led new research showing that infections from six respiratory viruses including RSV follow a similar pattern of peaking in January and subsiding in June, with more severe seasons every second year.

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Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry, University of Alberta

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