In early December 2024, a group of researchers published an article in the journal Science, entitled "A single mutation in ...

Researchers uncover how influenza A virus infects dairy cattle, revealing the mammary gland's surprising role in viral ...

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 ...

In the case of flu, the receptor contains sialic acid molecules. However, there are various types of virus receptors. The HA of avian influenza viruses binds to "avian-type" receptors containing ...

In the case of flu, the receptor contains sialic acid molecules. However, there are various types of virus receptors. The HA of avian influenza viruses binds to“avian-type” receptors ...

Influenza viruses have to attach to molecular structures called sialic receptors on the outside of cells in order to get inside and start replicating. Flu viruses that are highly adapted to humans ...

But a different kind of sialic acid receptor, alpha 2,6, is more prevalent in the human respiratory tract. Human flu viruses, including those that cause seasonal influenza, have evolved to infect ...

Influenza viruses have to attach to molecular structures called sialic receptors on the outside of cells in order to get inside and start replicating. Flu viruses that are highly adapted to humans ...