A research team led by the School of Public Health in the LKS Faculty of Medicine, the University of Hong Kong (HKUMed), in ...

You’ve worked extensively on respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) and influenza. What are the key differences in how the immune ...

Influenza viruses are among the most likely triggers of future pandemics. A research team has developed a method that can be used to study the interaction of viruses with host cells in unprecedented ...

Detailed results from the CENTERSTONE trial show treatment with Xofluza reduced the odds of transmission, or spread of the influenza virus, from an infected person to household members by 32% 1 ...

Baloxavir marboxil (baloxavir) rapidly reduces influenza virus shedding, which suggests that it may reduce transmission. Studies of treatment with neuraminidase inhibitors have not shown ...

Antiviral treatment of influenza is recommended as soon as possible for hospitalized patients and for outpatients who are at increased risk for influenza-related complications. 1,2 The Food and ...

Get your gallon of hand sanitizer out from underneath the kitchen sink, because while COVID-19 levels may be low, a slew of other respiratory illnesses are riding high in the Bay Area. According ...

Pigs are the most important reservoir for influenza A viruses, acting as an intermediary host for both interspecies transmission and genetic reassortment. This is due to the high susceptibility of ...

Many viruses measure just tens of nanometers (nm ... a 200 nm diameter giant that’s roughly two times bigger than influenza or coronavirus. Jyvaskylavirus is detailed in a study recently ...