Human Metapneumovirus: Mechanisms and Molecular Targets Used by the Virus to Avoid the Immune System

Human Metapneumovirus: Mechanisms and Molecular Targets Used by the Virus to Avoid the Immune System

Human metapneumovirus (hMPV) is a respiratory virus, first reported the year 2001. Since then, it has been described as one of the main etiological agents that causes acute lower respiratory tract infections (ALRTIs), which is characterized by symptoms such as bronchiolitis, wheezing and coughing. S...

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Main Authors: Jorge A. Soto, Nicolás M. S. Gálvez, Felipe M. Benavente, Magdalena S. Pizarro-Ortega, Margarita K. Lay, Claudia Riedel, Susan M. Bueno, Pablo A. Gonzalez, Alexis M. Kalergis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-10-01
Series:Frontiers in Immunology
Subjects:
human metapneumovirus
immune system
evasion
cytokines
respiratory virus
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fimmu.2018.02466/full

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