Acute respiratory viral infections during the COVID-19 pandemic
Acute upper respiratory tract infections (ARI) occupy a leading position in the structure of infectious pathology of childhood. The main etiological factor of ARI are viruses, an important role among which is played by influenza viruses, rhinoviruses, respiratory syncytial virus, adenoviruses, metapneumoviruses, coronaviruses, bocaviruses, as well as parainfluenza viruses. Viruses have a pronounced tropism to the epithelium of the mucous membrane of the respiratory tract, which causes a high incidence and rapid spread of ARI.