
Advance could expand vaccine’s protection against respiratory disease
June 5, 2019Welcome to Pocket Science: a glimpse at recent research from Husker scientists and engineers. For those who want to quickly learn the “What,” “So what” and “Now what” of Husker research.
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What?
Acute respiratory disease traditionally strikes military recruits stationed in close quarters. But the disease — often spread by Adenovirus — can also afflict civilians in medical settings. One type of Adenovirus, Ad7, reportedly killed 11 children at a New Jersey hospital in 2018.