Some human viruses have been shown to weaken others

Scientists at Yale University School of Medicine in New Haven have found that the viruses that cause

seasonal colds can weaken influenza viruses. As a result, it will be more difficult for the latter to penetrate the human respiratory tract.

TASS writes briefly about the researchers’ work.Scientists observed 13 thousand patients with respiratory diseases caused by viruses for three years. The researchers also created experimental artificial human airway tissue.

As a result, the authors of the work saw that ifIf rhinovirus was detected in the patient, the influenza virus was not identified. At the same time, these viruses were found only in some patients. It also turned out that when cells were treated with rhinoviruses, influenza viruses were unable to infect tissues.

Scientists have concluded that the presence of rhinovirus triggers the production of the antiviral protein interferon. This effect can last for about five days.