Decline in temperature and humidity increases the occurrence of influenza in cold climate

Environmental Health: A Global Access Science Source

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Jaakkola, Kari ^a,c   Saukkoriipi, Annika ^b   Jokelainen, Jari ^c,d   Juvonen, Raija ^e   Kauppila, Jaana ^f   Vainio, Olli ^c,f   Ziegler, Thedi ^b   Rönkkö, Esa ^b   Jaakkola, Jouni J K ^c,d,g   Ikäheimo, Tiina M ^c,g  

^a CENTRE FOR MILITARY MEDICINE   (Finland)

^b NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

^d OULU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^e KAINUU CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^f Laboratory of Cancer Genetics and Tumor Biology   (Finland)

^g MEDICAL RESEARCH CENTER OULU   (Finland)

Author keywords

Absolute humidity; Influenza; Low temperature

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; HUMIDITY; INFECTIVITY; INFLUENZA; LOW TEMPERATURE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RESPIRATORY DISEASE; SUBARCTIC REGION; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; VIRUS;

ABSOLUTE HUMIDITY; ADULT; ARTICLE; COLD CLIMATE; COLD SENSATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; EXERCISE; HUMAN; HUMIDITY; INFECTION RISK; INFLUENZA; INFLUENZA A; INFLUENZA B; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEROLOGY; SOLDIER; TRAINING; YOUNG ADULT; ADOLESCENT; FINLAND; INFLUENZA VIRUS A; INFLUENZA VIRUS B; MALE; RISK; TEMPERATURE;

CERCOPITHECINE HERPESVIRUS 1;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COLD CLIMATE; FINLAND; HUMANS; HUMIDITY; INFLUENZA A VIRUS; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; INFLUENZAVIRUS B; MALE; ODDS RATIO; TEMPERATURE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84988711997     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1476069X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1476-069X-13-22     Document Type: Article

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