A Study of Illness in a Group of Cleveland Families

Badger, George F.; Dingle, John H.; Feller, Anita; Hodges, Richard G.; Jordan, William S.; Rammelkamp, Charles H.

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“…Respiratory infections are common in both adults and children, though the incidence of acute respiratory illness is highest in young children and decreases with increasing age [Badger et al, 1953]. Although most acute respiratory infections are fairly mild, self-limiting, and confined to the upper respiratory tract, severe illness may occur.…”

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“…In industrialized countries, most of the respiratory infections that occur in winter have been attributed to viral agents [Monto, 1995;Gwaltney, 2002]. However, the frequency of detection of specific viral agents varies among studies, depending on the case-definition and diagnostic technique used, the type of specimen collected, the year of the study, and seasonality [Badger et al, 1953]. The most commonly detected agents have been rhinoviruses and influenza viruses, followed by parainfluenza viruses (PIV), respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), and adenoviruses [Badger et al, 1953;Heijnen et al, 1999;Leader et al, 2003].…”

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“…However, the frequency of detection of specific viral agents varies among studies, depending on the case-definition and diagnostic technique used, the type of specimen collected, the year of the study, and seasonality [Badger et al, 1953]. The most commonly detected agents have been rhinoviruses and influenza viruses, followed by parainfluenza viruses (PIV), respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), and adenoviruses [Badger et al, 1953;Heijnen et al, 1999;Leader et al, 2003]. As mentioned, the case-definition may strongly affect the results: for example, for influenza-like illness, influenza viruses are most commonly detected, whereas rhinoviruses may rank first when a more generic definition of acute respiratory infection is used [van Gageldong-Lafeber et al, 2005].…”

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Viral causes of influenza‐like illness: Insight from a study during the winters 2004–2007

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Limited information is available on the viral etiology of influenza-like illness in southern European countries, and it is still a matter of debate whether certain symptoms can be used to distinguish among the specific viruses that cause influenza-like illness. The main objective of the present study was to identify the demographic and clinical predictors of influenza-like illness due to specific viral agents. The study, which was observational in design, was conducted in Rome and Naples, Italy. Cases of influenza-like illness were defined as individuals with fever >37.5 degrees C and at least one systemic and one respiratory symptom, recruited during the winters of 2004-2005, 2005-2006, and 2006-2007. Influenza and other respiratory viruses were identified using the polymerase chain reaction (PCR), performed on throat swabs. Basic individual information was collected using a standard form. A total of 580 persons were included in the analysis. Viral pathogens were identified in fewer than 50% of the cases. Overall, 240 viral agents were detected: 22.8% were positive for influenza viruses, 10.9% for adenoviruses, 6.0% for parainfluenza viruses, and 1.7% for respiratory syncytial virus. The month of diagnosis, and muscle and joint pain were associated with influenza virus, though the positive predictive value (PPV) was low. Abdominal pain was associated with adenovirus infection. Although the PPV of symptoms for influenza virus infection was low, especially in low activity periods, these findings may help clinicians to improve their ability to perform diagnoses.

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Viral causes of influenza‐like illness: Insight from a study during the winters 2004–2007

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“…Secondary attack rates were calculated, and most fell between 0.2 and 0.3, as had been reported by others in acute respiratory infections in which no laboratory diagnosis was made-for example, Lidwell and Sommerville (1951), Badger et al (1953), and Buck (1956). However, the attack rates for influenza and para-influenza were much higher, although the number of cases was not large; the high rate in influenza has been noted before, but that with para-influenza has not, although it has been shown that the latter viruses may spread very rapidly in a residential nursery (Chanock et al, 1961 ;Sutton 1962).…”

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“…It must be emphasized that although this method of classification is somewhat arbitrary, it was completed before the corresponding theoretical distributions were worked out and the interval chosen agrees with the distribution of presumptive incubation periods of the common cold seen in field surveys (e.g. Badger, Dingle, Feller, Hodges, Jordan, and Rammelkamp, 1953).…”

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