In the second study seven of 72 subjects with symptomatic infections had influenza B, and there were 14 asymptomatic controls.

All patients presented with symptomatic acute infection.

Rates of symptomatic infections increase in the elderly due to a weakening immune system.

However, susceptibility is not the primary indicator for symptomatic infection or pathology.

The study suggested this method could be used for diagnosing symptomatic infection.

But to someone with a symptomatic infection, they are anything but cute.

Such patients experience no symptoms or barely symptomatic infections [ 28 29 ] .

Patients with compromised immune systems are at a significantly greater risk of symptomatic secondary infection.

The bacteria can then proliferate, leading to symptomatic infection.

The risk of symptomatic infection increases with age.