Respiratory viral infections: impact on sport and exercise medicine
: Luoto Raakel, Waris Matti, Valtonen Maarit, Ruuskanen Olli
Publisher: International Society of Exercise and Immunology
: 2023
: Exercise Immunology Review
: Exercise immunology review
: Exerc Immunol Rev
: 29
: 7
: 21
: 1077-5552
: http://eir-isei.de/2023/eir-2023-007-article.pdf
Respiratory viruses are the most frequent causative agents of disease in humans and thus also in elite athletes. The COVID-19 pandemic has recently emphasized the entire spectrum of respiratory tract infections worldwide. Understanding the basic elements of respiratory viral infections is a fundamental requirement from the perspective of etiological diagnostics, treatment, and prevention strategy planning, as well as resource allocation.