studied the relationship between the 1918 H1N1's receptor binding ... protein that switched the virus' receptor binding preference from human α-2,6 sialic acid to avian α-2,3 sialic acid ...

Very few humans have gone up against bird flu. But we've all dealt with seasonal flu for years. Some of our immune systems ...

To maintain vaccine efficacy, WHO regularly updates influenza vaccine strains based on global epidemiological, virological, ...

We asked the experts to explain what makes this year's flu season so unusual. Colored scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of H1N1 influenza (flu) virus particle isolated from a lung cell.

In the case of flu, the receptor contains sialic acid molecules ... through contact with other human influenza viruses such as H1N1, or that seasonal influenza vaccines have some protective ...

All IFVs infect respiratory epithelial cells by attaching to sialic acid (SA ... including pandemic strains such as H1N1 and avian flu. DAS181 is also active against drug-resistant IFV, including ...

Delhi is currently grappling with a severe outbreak of H1N1 swine flu, with a significant surge in cases reported over the past 24 hours. Health authorities have raised concerns as hospitals ...

There are 16 different hemagglutinins and nine different neuraminidases, and reassortment of these two antigens determines the influenza A virus subtype (e.g., H1N1 or H3N2). Embedded within the ...

(Mint) Delhi is seeing a significant rise in seasonal flu cases, with Influenza B and H1N1 leading to upper respiratory infections characterized by prolonged symptoms and persistent high fevers.