id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt cord-314841-b5l6epy3 Falsey, Ann Regina Respiratory viral infections 2019-08-15 .txt text/plain 6006 300 32 Analysis of the host transcriptional response during respiratory viral infection using in-vitro, animal models and natural and experimental human challenge have furthered the understanding of the mechanisms and predictors of severe disease and may identify potential therapeutic targets to prevent and ameliorate illness. In addition to sensitive and rapid diagnostic testing, new molecular techniques allow an understanding of viral evolution, mechanisms and predictors of severe disease, interrogation of vaccine responses, improved bacterial and viral diagnostics and associations of viral infections with non-respiratory medical events. A number of candidate genes influencing respiratory virus susceptibility have been identified in animal and human studies and involve host virus interactions, innate immune signaling, interferon related pathways and cytokine responses (Table 1) [49] [50] [51] [69] [70] [71] [72] [73] [74] [75] . In addition, two compartments, the respiratory epithelium and blood can be sampled in human studies and interrogated using different viruses or viral strains to develop gene signatures for prognosis, as indicators of severity and to identify potential therapeutic targets. ./cache/cord-314841-b5l6epy3.txt ./txt/cord-314841-b5l6epy3.txt