Severe respiratory disease caused by human respiratory syncytial virus impairs language learning during early infancy

Abstract Human respiratory syncytial virus infection is a leading cause of pediatric morbidity and mortality. A previous murine study showed that during severe acute respiratory infections the virus invades the central nervous system, and that infected animals evolve with long-lasting learning diffi...

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Main Authors: Marcela Peña, Cristina Jara, Juan C. Flores, Rodrigo Hoyos-Bachiloglu, Carolina Iturriaga, Mariana Medina, Javier Carcey, Janyra Espinoza, Karen Bohmwald, Alexis M. Kalergis, Arturo Borzutzky
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2020-12-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-79140-1