ISLAMABAD, (MILLAT/APP): A recent study suggested that
people with asthma are less likely to combat flu than people
without asthma because of immune system differences.
For the study researchers evaluated the lung samples of both
the asthmatics and healthy volunteers. These samples were further
exposed to influenza and their reactions an the difference in
reactions were then taken a note of,reported health news.
One of the researches, Ben Nicholas from the University of
Southampton in London said, “We wanted to look into whether immune
system differences explain why asthmatics are more likely to end
up in hospital if they get flu than the general population. This
is important, as flu can cause a person’s asthma symptoms to get
worse.”
The team then concluded that the samples from healthy
volunteers showed a strong immune system-triggering reaction to
the flu virus. And when it came the lung samples from asthma
patients the reaction was much weaker.
“We hope these results help researchers better understand
why asthmatics are more affected by influenza and help find new
treatments for common lung infections, which often make asthma
symptoms worse,” Nicholas added.