Interaction of Viruses and Bacteria in Host-Parasite Relations

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IT is apparent that we become colonized (or "infected") with only a small fraction of the many micro-organisms to which we are exposed, and that a still smaller percentage of such host-parasite interaction ever results in disease. The factors that determine "who amongst us are chosen" remain poorly defined. The concept that viruses may predispose to bacterial infections has long been accepted by both physicians and the lay public. At the beginning of the century, Metchnikoff noted that respiratory disorders, "a cold, for example," could alter host resistance, resulting in a "more or less marked susceptibility."1 Young and his co-workers . . .

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