Non-greyhounds have also been found to be
infected by this influenza virus.
Not exact matches
At that time scientists knew that antibodies from people
infected by the 1968 pandemic
virus also reacted with an
influenza strain isolated in 1963 from flu - ridden ducks.
The study, led
by Nancy J. Cox of the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention describes a molecular analysis of the novel
influenza A (H1N1)
virus infecting humans in several parts of the world.
A study published March 7th
by Cell Press in the journal Cell reveals that a compound derived from fats found in fish oils prevents death in
influenza -
virus -
infected mice, even at advanced stages of disease.
Now researchers report new evidence for such a link: Mice
infected with the H5N1 avian
influenza virus lose the same dopamine - releasing neurons that are destroyed
by Parkinson's disease.
The antibodies against H7subtype
viruses exhibit «remarkable neutralizing potency,» and thus may represent a new way to protect people who have been exposed to or
infected by avian
influenza, they reported today in The Journal of Clinical Investigation.
The potential public health implication of this observation is that a person
infected by H7N9 avian
influenza virus who does not show symptoms could nevertheless spread the
virus to others.
By comparing gene expression in the lungs of ducks
infected with either highly or weakly pathogenic avian
influenza H5N1
viruses, the team identified genes whose expression patterns were altered in response to avian
influenza viruses.
Avian
influenza virus H7N9, which killed several dozen people in China earlier this year, has not yet acquired the changes needed to
infect humans easily, according to a new study
by scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI).
MxA is thought to target
influenza A
by binding to the nucleoprotein that encapsulates the
virus» genome, and mutations in this nucleoprotein have been linked to the
virus» ability to
infect human cells.
Dengue infections are similar to
influenza in that an individual can become
infected over and over
by different strains of the
virus.
LA JOLLA, CA — December 5, 2013 — Avian
influenza virus H7N9, which killed several dozen people in China earlier this year, has not yet acquired the changes needed to
infect humans easily, according to a new study
by scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI).
Long - lived intermediate states formed
by glycoprotein catalysts are an essential part of the process used
by influenza virus particles to
infect cells.
Canine
influenza virus can be spread via direct contact with respiratory secretions from
infected dogs and
by contact with contaminated inanimate objects.
Canine
influenza (known also as dog flu) is a highly contagious respiratory disease in dogs caused
by specific Type A
influenza viruses known to
infect dogs.
«This is a very mobile
virus, and we live in a highly mobile society that contributes to the spread of
influenza, which means it can go from one community to another simply
by travel of
infected dogs that are still contagious,» said Crawford.
Canine
influenza is thought to be a mainly airborne
virus, most likely transmitted
by an
infected dog sneezing or coughing on another.
The vaccine does not prevent infection but rather significantly reduces both the severity of the
influenza symptoms and the shedding of the
virus into the environment
by the
infected dog.
Canine
influenza virus can be spread via direct contact with respiratory secretions from
infected dogs (via barking, coughing or sneezing), and
by contact with contaminated inanimate objects.
Two clinical syndromes have been seen in dogs
infected with the canine
influenza virus — a mild form of the disease and a more severe form that is accompanied
by pneumonia.
A new study shows that pigs vaccinated against one strain of
influenza were worse off if subsequently
infected by a related strain of the
virus.
Avian
influenza infections in cats appear to be associated with outbreaks in domestic or wild birds
by way of eating raw meat
infected with the
virus.
Humans can spread canine
influenza on our hands and clothes and
by transporting the
virus on leashes, harnesses, food and water bowls and other
infected objects.
The disease is caused
by specific
influenza viruses known to
infect dogs.