Hope is on the horizon for needle-phobic patients as Griffith University researchers have created a new influenza vaccine ...

Another tool in an influenza virus’s kit is something known as reassortment. A flu virus’s genetic material is made up of ...

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Some people may take non-pharmaceutical products — such as vitamin C, zinc or echinacea — in the hope of alleviating their ...

As of now, 17 states have reported H5N1 bird flu cases in humans, but there is still no evidence for transmission between people and the infections have been mild. Could that change?

Current nomenclature for influenza viruses (WHO 1980 ... and culture-adapted strains (for their replication properties). Since 1973, the WHO issues recommendations for the composition of influenza ...

Influenza A can happen when the virus infects the tissues in your upper respiratory tract (sinuses, mouth, and throat) or your lower respiratory tract (lungs). The virus can replicate within these ...

Aug. 19, 2024 — The avian influenza virus needs to mutate to cross the species barrier and to infect and replicate within mammalian cells. Scientists have now deciphered the structure of the ...

The detection of H5N1 avian influenza (bird flu) in a pig on an Oregon farm has again raised concerns specifically among ...

“By reassorting with seasonal influenza viruses, [H5N1] could get a replication machinery that just does much better in human cells,’’ said Krammer, who teaches at Mount Sinai’s Icahn ...

Some antiviral drugs highly effective against bovine H5N1.

"A nasal drop administration can significantly limit respiratory virus replication and shedding. "More work needs to be done, ...