Viral Infection in Nose can Trigger Middle Ear Infection

A new study conducted by Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center scientists finds middle ear infections, which affect more than 85 percent of children under the age of 3, can be triggered by a viral infection in the nose rather than solely by a bacterial infection. By simultaneously infecting the nose with a flu virus and a bacterium that is one of the leading causes of ear infections in children, the researchers found that the flu virus inflamed the nasal tissue and significantly ...

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