Viral infection symptoms are caused by a combination of viral activity and immune response
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Viral infection symptoms and disease severity are driven by a combination of direct viral replication and the host's subsequent immune and inflammatory responses.
Evidence for · 4
Immunomodulation in Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infection: Mechanisms, Therapeutic Targets, and Clinical Implications.
2025 · cited by 3
States that severe RSV disease is driven by viral replication combined with dysregulated host immune responses.
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Purinergic signaling in dengue infection: modulation of P2 receptors as a potential therapeutic strategy.
2026 · cited by 1
Indicates that dengue pathogenesis involves both direct viral activity and an intense, dysregulated inflammatory immune response.
Immune Cell Signaling in Feline Infectious Peritonitis Virus Infection and Implications for Vaccine Design.
2026 · cited by 0
Notes that feline infectious peritonitis severity is driven by viral replication alongside excessive macrophage-centered immune signaling.
COVID-19, the disease that changed the world.
2026 · cited by 0
Describes severe COVID-19 as being triggered by viral activity combined with an imbalanced immune response and cytokine storm.