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Monday, January 3, 2004: Page updated at 3:11 PM

About the virus Adenovirus is a common virus that attacks the respiratory system, causing labored breathing, sore throat and fever. Most people experience at least one attack by age 10 and recover in a few days. Spread by cough or touch, the germ can be fatal, particularly to children or those with weak immune systems.

	MIKE SIEGEL / THE SEATTLE TIMES
	Dr. Andrew Wiesen, head of the infectious-disease department at Madigan Army Medical Center near Tacoma, hunts for predatory germs. He finds cases of adenovirus infection each year among children of service members.

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