Influenza A/Mexico/2009 (H1N1): Questions and answers
…What could account for this? Luck? I find it impossible I haven’t ever come in contact with flu virus. Assuming I have had contact with flu virus, why no remarkable…
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Simplifying virus classification: The Baltimore system
…in the virion. Over 30 years ago virologist David Baltimore devised an alternative classification scheme that takes into account the nature of the viral nucleic acid. One of the most…
Zinc and the common cold
…include pyrithione and hinokitiol, for treating the common cold is currently being investigated. Although zinc does inhibit rhinovirus replication, this activity might not account for the effect on the common…
Influenza A (H1N1) 2009 vaccine: efficacy and safety
…Others are concerned about the safety and efficacy of the monovalent preparations. As pointed out recently in a Nature editorial, “Mass-vaccination campaigns…must take public concerns into account”, and “officials should…
Google Flu Trends is not accurate
…main reason for the discrepancy is likely the fact that influenza may only account for 20-70% of influenza-like illnesses. The remainder are caused by other viruses that produce similar clinical…
XMRV, prostate cancer, and chronic fatigue syndrome
…This cannot explain all positive findings in different laboratories using different experimental techniques. Geographical differences in the distribution of XMRV could account for some of the differences. Sequence differences could…