The influenza virus polymerase transcribes or replicates the segmented RNA genome (viral RNA) into viral messenger RNA or full-length copies. To initiate RNA synthesis, the polymerase binds to the ...

The flu season is coming, and the frigid temperatures make it worse. The influenza B virus is the causative agent of the common flu, but over the past years, it has become more potent in causing ...

Structure Of Influenza B Virus Protein Gives Clues To Next Pandemic Date: October 16, 2007 Source: Baylor College of Medicine Summary: Determining the structure of a protein called hemagglutinin ...

There are two main forms of influenza virus – A and B. Influenza B virus infects only people while influenza A infects people and birds. In the past, influenza A has been the source of major ...

Structural analysis of influenza vaccine virus-like particles reveals a multicomponent organization. Scientific Reports, 2018; 8 (1) DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-28700-7 ...

This is the first time we’ve had access to an influenza genome from the 1918–1920 pandemic in Switzerland. It opens up new insights into the dynamics of how the virus adapt ...

The genome of the influenza virus is divided into eight segments of RNA, each responsible for coding for different proteins. Some of these proteins are located on the virus surface such as ...

Influenza can change the appearance of these surface proteins easily and quickly. So a better vaccine will have to go deeper, and help the body’s immune system recognize a less easily disguised ...

In the majority of cases, avian influenza affects birds the same way the flu affects people — some feel nothing, others develop mild symptoms, and, in some rarer cases, the infected die. Like the ...

“Understanding how the size and structure of cities impacts disease spread may help us to predict and control epidemics,” study coauthor and population biologist Benjamin Dalziel of Oregon ...

Influenza virus is a common cause of human respiratory infection with a high rate of morbidity and mortality, particularly in the elderly and in infants. The influenza particle, or virion, is ...