Competing bioaerosols may influence the seasonality of influenza-like illnesses, including covid-19. The chicago experience

Richa B. Shah; Rachna D. Shah; Damien G. Retzinger; Andrew C. Retzinger; Deborah A. Retzinger; Gregory S. Retzinger

doi:10.3390/pathogens10091204

Competing bioaerosols may influence the seasonality of influenza-like illnesses, including covid-19. The chicago experience

Richa B. Shah, Rachna D. Shah, Damien G. Retzinger, Andrew C. Retzinger, Deborah A. Retzinger, Gregory S. Retzinger^*

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Abstract

Data from Chicago confirm the end of flu season coincides with the beginning of pollen season. More importantly, the end of flu season also coincides with onset of seasonal aerosolization of mold spores. Overall, the data suggest bioaerosols, especially mold spores, compete with viruses for a shared receptor, with the periodicity of influenza-like illnesses, including COVID-19, a consequence of seasonal factors that influence aerosolization of competing species.

Original language	English (US)
Article number	1204
Journal	Pathogens
Volume	10
Issue number	9
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3390/pathogens10091204
State	Published - Sep 2021

Funding

Funding: This research was supported by funding to G.S.R. from The Department of Pathology, The Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University.

Keywords

Bioaerosols
COVID-19
Fibrin(ogen) D-domain
Influenza-like illness (ILI)
Innate immunity
Mold spores
Pollens
SARS-CoV-2
TLR4
Toll-like receptor

ASJC Scopus subject areas

General Immunology and Microbiology
Microbiology (medical)
Infectious Diseases
Molecular Biology
Immunology and Allergy

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