research Supports Link Between Viral Infections In Infancy And Development Of diabetes type 1

the study, which involved “295,420 children, found the rate of respiratory infections between age 0 and 2.9 months or between 3.0 and 5.9 months to be significantly higher among the 278 who developed type 1 diabetes before age eight years than among those who did not, at 38.6% versus 34.2%.” Put another way, this represents “a 17% increased risk, which was further increased if children had infections during both time periods.” The findings were published in the Journal of the American Medical Association. https://www.medwirenews.com/diabetes/paediatrics/viral-link-to-type-1-diabetes-bolstered/10064562