Does prior dengue virus infection exacerbate Zika virus disease?
…the severity of a Zika virus infection? The first time you are infected with dengue virus, you are likely to have a mild disease involving fever and joint pain, from…
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A mad cow in America
…humans (Creutzfeld-Jacob disease, fatal familial insomnia, Gerstmann-Sträussler syndrome, Kuru) cows (bovine spongiform encephalopathy or mad cow disease), sheep and goats (scrapie), deer, elk, and moose (chronic wasting disease), and of…
Heartland virus disease
Six new cases of Heartland virus disease have been identified in residents of Missouri and Tennessee. The cause of this disease appears to be a member of the Phlebovirus genus…
Transgenic pigs resistant to foot-and-mouth disease
Image credit Foot-and-mouth disease virus (FMDV) infects cloven-hoofed animals such as cattle, pigs, sheep, goats, and many wild species. The disease caused by this virus is a substantial problem for…
Encouraging clinical data for universal flu vaccine candidate
…the head is more prominent than the stalk, and antibodies to the head of the HA molecule have been shown to neutralize viral infectivity. The structural and functional characteristics of…
Universal influenza vaccines
…head atop a stem that is embedded in the virion membrane (figure). Most protective antibodies are directed against the head of the HA molecule. Rare antibodies that block infection with…