Longitudinal study of acute respiratory diseases in Rio de Janeiro: occurrence of respiratory viruses during four consecutive years Estudo longitudinal sobre doença repiratória aguda no Rio de Janeiro: ocorrência de vírus respiratório durante quatro anos consecutivos

• Published in: Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo
• Main Authors: Jussara P. Nascimento, Marilda M. Siqueira, Frits Sutmoller, Murilo M. Krawczuk, Vivian de Farias, Vanja Ferreira, Maria José Rodrigues
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Universidade de São Paulo (USP) 1991
• Subjects: Respiratory syncytial virus; Adenovirus; Influenza virus; Parainfluenza virus; Enterovirus; Epidemiology; Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine; RC955-962; Infectious and parasitic diseases; RC109-216; Aguda; Arctic; Ari; Rus’; Salas
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1590/S0036-46651991000400008; https://doaj.org/article/1625581733a74a18a82b8ca752c8874e

The occurrence of different viruses in nasopharyngeal secretions from children less than 5 years old with acute respiratory infections (ARI) was investigated over a period of 4 years (1982-1985) in Rio de Janeiro. Of the viruses known to be associated with ARI, all but influenza C and parainfluenza...