Structure of influenza virus
…thought it might be useful to explain how the virus multiplies, how it infects us, and how we combat infection. Today we’ll start with the basic structure of influenza virus,…
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Cutting through mucus with the influenza virus neuraminidase
…proven role in virus release from cells. NA is also believed to be important during virus entry, by degrading the mucus barrier of the respiratory tract and allowing virus to…
Influenza microneutralization assay
…viruses kill such cells. Here is an example of HeLa cells being killed by poliovirus: The upper left panel shows uninfected cells, and the other panels show the cells at…
Interferons and secondary pneumonia after influenza
…virus NS1 protein inhibits the production of IFN, as we discussed yesterday, there should be no defect in the recruitment of neutrophils to the influenza virus-infected lung. An intriguing observation…
Part of MERS-CoV nucleotide sequence found in a bat
What is wrong with this paragraph from today’s New York Times that describes the origin of the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) coronavirus: Health officials confirmed Wednesday that bats in…
Why do Some People Develop Long COVID?
…reported after dengue virus, poliovirus, SARS-CoV, Chikungunya virus, West Nile virus, Ross River virus, Coxsackie virus, and influenza virus infections. Because these syndromes are associated with high public health and…