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Topic: Measles Infection = Risk Factor for COPDPosted By: Technophobe
Subject: Measles Infection = Risk Factor for COPD
Date Posted: March 21 2018 at 5:20am
Public Release:
Childhood measles linked to increased risk of later lung disease
In a new http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/10.1111/%28ISSN%291440-1843" rel="nofollow - 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.