Charles Sande: Airway inflammation in early life
Channel: Tropical Medicine Oxford
Date: 2020-09-03

Dr Charles Sande from KWTRP (KEMRI Wellcome Trust Research Programme) in Kilifi, Kenya, explains how respiratory virus infections and exposure to indoor smoke in early life can impact affected children later on. 

Chronic respiratory diseases disproportionately affects young adults in low income settings, particularly when they had been exposed to noxious substances from biomass smoke in early life. Using methods developed to understand airway inflammation caused by viral infections can help us understand the mechanisms underlying this pathology and better devise interventions.