Viral respiratory infections have been estimated to account for more than 80% of acute exacerbations of asthma in children and at least 30% to 40% of exacerbations in adults with asthma.
Viral-induced asthma (asthma triggered by a viral respiratory infection) is common, affecting roughly 85% of children and 50% of adults with asthma. It is not the same as cold-induced asthma ...
[41] The absence of allergen-specific IgE in an infant or toddler with a pattern of intermittent viral respiratory infection-induced asthma is generally predictive of a future associated with a ...
In their first years of life, one in three children develops an early form of asthma. Among those, 80% have a genetic defect on chromosome 17. These children have frequent viral-induced wheezing ...