"Human influenza A viruses of subtype H2N2 and related H2N2 avian influenza viruses can enter cells through a second receptor. They use an alternative entry pathway," says Stertz. The researchers ...

Influenza A virus particles strategically adapt their shape-to become either spheres or larger filaments-to favor their ability to infect cells depending on environmental conditions, according to a ...

Influenza A virus particles strategically adapt their shape—to become either spheres or larger filaments—to favor their ...

High-throughput RNAi screens in human cells suggest new approaches to curb influenza virus infection. Brass et al. 1 used fluorescence microscopy to score the abundance of the influenza envelope ...

Dec. 13, 2024 — Influenza or flu virus remains infectious in refrigerated raw milk for up to five days, according to a new study. The findings come at a time when outbreaks of bird flu -- a ...

Influenza is a highly contagious viral infection that affects the respiratory system. Although often dismissed as a seasonal illness, it can lead to severe complications such as pneumonia, organ ...

With reports of the first human death from bird flu in the US, some Americans are feeling an uncomfortable flashback to the early days of Covid-19, when infectious disease experts were talking about a ...

Diseases such as covid-19 and influenza can be fatal ... the covid-19 pandemic – enters the lungs, it triggers an immune response, attracting immune cells to the region to attack the virus ...

Yearly administration of the influenza vaccine is the main strategy to prevent influenza in immunocompromised patients. Here, we reviewed the recent literature regarding the clinical significance ...

It’s flu season. Again. Which means it’s time for the flu vaccine. Again. The reason we need a shot year after year is that different strains of influenza circulate annually, so a vaccine that ...

(NEXSTAR) – The flu is spreading far and wide across the U.S. – and influenza A is largely to blame. Of all the flu tests reported to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention since the ...

As the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) explains, bird flu is a disease caused by the influenza A virus. At the same time, recent CDC data shows that seasonal influenza A is rising ...