MERS & the Hajj – watch out for the Flu!
The Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS) coronavirus (CoV) has now been known of for 6 consecutive Hajj mass gatherings (see the bar graphs). To date, there has not been a Read More …
Category: Rhinovirus
Rhinoviruses (RVs)…a primer
More than 100 serologically distinct types (serotypes) and another 50 or more genotypically defined and distinct types (genotypes) of human rhinovirus (RV; Greek rhin = nose) exist within the genus Enterovirus. Read More …
Respiratory viruses: the viruses we detect in the human respiratory tract
A list of the viruses we can and do detect in the (mostly upper) human respiratory tract. The standard testing panel/diagnostic menu comprises the influenza A and B viruses, parainfluenza Read More …
Parechovirus infections in babies in New South Wales, Australia
The parechoviruses (HPeVs; par -echo-virus) don’t make the headlines too often. I’m not sure why, but I expect it is mostly because they are (a) not frequently sought and (b) not frequently found. That Read More …
Rhinovirus (RV) transmission by aerosol: does it happen or is transmission solely by hand-contact and self-inoculation?
I’ll be writing a few posts over the coming weeks based on the papers I’ve found on this topic of RV transmission. How applicable these study results are to the transmission of Read More …
Happy Birthday rhinoviruses (RVs) – 60 years old today!
On September 12, 1953, the Common Cold Unit (CCU) in Salisbury, United Kingdom, reported isolating the agent of the common cold in laboratory cultures. The article was authored by Dr. Read More …
Rhinoviruses (HRVs) in the blood reflect more HRV in the nasopharynx and worse disease…
Of late, we have heard quite a bit about systemic viruses of the nose, throat and lungs, commonly referred to as respiratory viruses. In this context, we’re referring to the spread Read More …