Why pathogens target babies.

Babies. Some picture a cute little thing with fat little toes and fingers, an innocent smile and huge eyes. Others picture a tiny little devil that cries at the most inconvenient of places. Such as during flights. And then there are those that picture babies as perfect hosts; large objects with loads of resources with weak defence systems. Pathogens. I am talking about pathogens. All microbes (although I can speak of conviction with viruses, since I know these the best) love a good baby. […]