Childhood infection ‘linked to risk of respiratory disease death as an adult’

Childhood infection ‘linked to risk of respiratory disease death as an adult’ Contracting a respiratory infection such as bronchitis or pneumonia during childhood is associated with a higher risk of death from a respiratory illness as an adult, research suggests.

Children who had a lower respiratory tract infection (LRTI) by the age of two were almost twice as likely to die prematurely between the ages of 26 and 73 years from respiratory diseases, the study suggests. The Independent

See also:

• Early childhood lower respiratory tract infection and premature adult death from respiratory disease in Great Britain: a national birth cohort study (open access) The Lancet