Published in PLOS Pathogens · View the paper (DOI)
Research finds that exposure to one subtype of flu virus in childhood can grant extra protection against future infections, but not if the second strain is from a different group. This explains why some people fare better than others when infected with the same strain.
Coverage from 2 institutions
- Why your first battle with flu matters most University of Arizona · Dec 19, 2019 · first to report
- First childhood flu helps explain why virus hits some people harder than others University of California - Los Angeles · Feb 3, 2020