Measles Infection = Risk Factor for COPD

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Public Release: 21-Mar-2018
                
                    Childhood measles linked to increased risk of later lung disease
                
In a new Respirology
 study, having measles--a highly contagious respiratory 
infection--during early childhood was linked with an increased risk of 
developing chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in middle age, but only
 in adults with asthma and a considerable history of smoking.
	While additional research is needed to confirm the findings, 
scientists speculate that airway damage from childhood measles may 
predispose an individual to asthma-like symptoms and increased 
susceptibility to airway obstruction if they also smoked.
	"While we have found measles to not have an effect by itself, our 
findings suggest that infection in early childhood could contribute to 
COPD when combined with significant asthma and smoking histories," said 
lead author Dr. Jennifer Perret, of The University of Melbourne, in 
Australia.
Source:   https://eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2018-03/w-cml031618.php

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	Public Release: 21-Mar-2018 Childhood measles linked to increased risk of later lung disease In a new Respirology study, having measles--a highly contagious respiratory infection--during early childhood was linked with an increased risk of developing chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in middle age, but only in adults with asthma and a considerable history of smoking. While additional research is needed to confirm the findings, scientists speculate that airway damage from childhood measles may predispose an individual to asthma-like symptoms and increased susceptibility to airway obstruction if they also smoked. "While we have found measles to not have an effect by itself, our findings suggest that infection in early childhood could contribute to COPD when combined with significant asthma and smoking histories," said lead author Dr. Jennifer Perret, of The University of Melbourne, in Australia. Source: https://eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2018-03/w-cml031618.php
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