Differing Immune Responses in Infants May Explain Increased Severity of RSV Over SARS-CoV-2
A study reveals significant differences in infants' immune responses to respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) and SARS-CoV-2. RSV infection leads to immune dysregulation, particularly impairing natural killer cell function, which may explain why RSV often causes more severe symptoms than COVID-19 in young infants.