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who are more vulnerable to viral infections due to their developing immune systems. A rare but concerning complication that can arise from the flu is myositis, and in severe cases, rhabdomyolysis.

Importantly, miRT CVA21-infected mice had an increased survival rate but a greatly decreased incidence of myositis, indicating that viral replication had been largely excluded from the muscle tissue.