Acute viral infections
…virions and elimination of infection by the host immune system. Acute viral infections are typically observed with pathogens such as influenza virus and rhinovirus. Ebola hemorrhagic fever is an acute…
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An unusual symbiosis between wasp and virus
…wasp enzymes. The implication is that the enzymes for polydnavirus mRNA and capsid synthesis are produced in the wasp ovary from nudivirus genes. There are other examples of defective viruses…
Influenza vaccine for life?
…monoclonal antibodies against influenza virus suggest that the answer could be yes. The authors of one study identified human antibodies against influenza virus by phage display. In this technique, recombinant…
Chronology of an acute infection
…at the end of the viremic stage, around days 9-10. Ninety-nine percent of all poliovirus infections end at this stage. In the remainder, the virus enters the central nervous system…
Megavirus, the biggest known virus
The mantle of world’s biggest virus has passed from Mimivirus to Megavirus. But in this case, size doesn’t matter. It’s the genes that these viruses share and do not share…
Virus Watch, Zika Edition
…Zika virus. This virus will certainly be our focus for some time, but I also will explore other viruses in the series. I am fascinated by viruses, which have I…