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 ...

Experts said common symptoms among patients include cough, congestion, fever, headache, sore throat, body aches, fatigue, and ...

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 ...