The influenza A virus genome consists of eight segments of single-stranded, negative-sense viral RNA, which encode multiple ...

Flu cases are through the roof across the US right now. And, while cold and flu season always packs a punch, it feels like ...

The winter flu season features two types of influenza. Here's what you need to know about them and how they differ.

Pathogenesis –- literally ... can considerably alter immune responses. A virus that replicates with a high mutation rate such as LCMV or influenza, for example, produces progeny that potentially ...

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 ...

Most of what we know about virus infection, virus pathogenesis, [and] virus epidemiology is based ... In contrast, negative interactions cropped up between influenza B and adenoviruses and between ...

Pasteurization at 63°C and 72°C effectively inactivates influenza A viruses in milk, ensuring its safety for human ...

Host immune and proinflammatory responses to respiratory virus infections play key roles in disease pathogenesis and end-organ damage in the case of severe infections. These responses are diverse ...

A subtype of bird flu caused by avian influenza A (H5) virus has been spreading worldwide in wild birds with a few outbreaks in poultry, dairy cows and other mammals across the United States ...

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

Given the enormous estimated burden of respiratory virus infections worldwide, a substantial number of research priorities exist in order to better understand their epidemiology, pathogenesis ...