The aim of the study is to investigate disease in volunteers deliberately infected with influenza A(H3N2), including biological markers of inflammation and immune response, and changes in physiological parameters including heart rate, respiratory rate, physical activity, oxygen saturation and electrocardiographic data during the onset of influenza infection. Ultimately, this may lead to prediction of symptomatic disease at an earlier stage to allow more effective interventions. The experimental medicine study design will involve human influenza infection challenge, whereby volunteers will be inoculated with influenza virus and monitored in hospital for 10 days as they develop and get better from flu. Continuously-monitoring wearable physiological sensors will be given to the participants 7 days before this and worn continuously until the end of the flu infection.
Age range
18 Years – 55 Years
Sex
ALL
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Number of PCR-confirmed Influenza Infections
Timeframe: Baseline to day 28