by Gertrud U. Rey Once the innate immune system senses a never-seen-before pathogen as new, it engages elements of the adaptive immune response. These adaptive immunity elements coordinate over time to develop a response that protects from re-infection and disease upon a second exposure to the same pathogen. The second exposure will immediately lead to …
by Gertrud U. Rey If you live in the Northern hemisphere, it is that time of the year again. The perfect time to get your annual flu shot.
Hosts: Vincent Racaniello and Dickson Despommier On episode 61 of the podcast “This Week in Virology”, Vincent and Dick muse about the symbiotic bacterium, Wolbachia, that protects flies from viral infection, the origin of 2009 influenza H1N1 virus, and the lure of original antigenic sin. [powerpress url=”http://traffic.libsyn.com/twiv/TWiV061.mp3″] Click the arrow above to play, or right-click …
