AUTHOR=Saraya Takeshi, Kurai Daisuke, Ishii Haruyuki, Ito Anri, Sasaki Yoshiko, Niwa Shoichi, Kiyota Naoko, Tsukagoshi Hiroyuki, Kozawa Kunihisa, Goto Hajime, Takizawa Hajime TITLE=Epidemiology of virus-induced asthma exacerbations: with special reference to the role of human rhinovirus JOURNAL=Frontiers in Microbiology VOLUME=5 YEAR=2014 URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2014.00226 DOI=10.3389/fmicb.2014.00226 ISSN=1664-302X ABSTRACT=Viral respiratory infections may be associated with the virus-induced asthma in adults as well as children. Particularly, human rhinovirus is strongly suggested a major candidate for the associations of the virus-induced asthma. Thus, in this review, we reviewed and focused on the epidemiology, pathophysiology, and treatment of virus-induced asthma with special reference on human rhinovirus. Furthermore, we added our preliminary data regarding the clinical and virological findings in the present review.