Influenza and other respiratory viral infections associated with absence from school among schoolchildren in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA: a cohort study.

Jonathan M ReadShanta ZimmerCharles VukotichMary Lou SchweizerDavid GallowayCarrie LingleGaby YearwoodPatti CalderoneEva NobleTalia QuadelacyKyra GrantzCharles RinaldoHongjiang GaoJeanette RaineyAmra UzicaninDerek A T Cummings

Published in: BMC infectious diseases (2021)

ILI and influenza infection is concentrated in younger schoolchildren. Reduced infection by respiratory viruses is associated with a truncated school day for kindergarteners but this finding requires further investigation in other grades and populations.

Keyphrases

physical activity
mental health
sars cov
respiratory tract
genetic diversity
high school