In episode #21 of This Week in Virology, Vincent, Dick, and Alan are joined by Max Gottesman, who has researched viruses of bacteria – bacteriophages – for many years. They discuss an unusual wasp-virus symbiosis, influenza transmission and absolute humidity, how mosquitoes survive Dengue virus infection, and bacteriophages. Click the arrow above to play, or …
The cute guinea pig returns for another installment on why influenza is prevalent during winter months in temperate climates. We previously discussed work by Palese and colleagues in which a guinea pig model for influenza virus transmission was used to conclude that spread of influenza virus in aerosols is dependent upon temperature and relative humidity. They found …
The influenza season is upon us in the U.S. Why is this viral infection prevalent during winter months? Most acute viral infections have a clear seasonal variation in incidence. In general, respiratory virus infections are more prevalent in winter months, while infections with enteric viruses predominate in the summer. In temperate climates, influenza mainly occurs …
