Influenza A (H1N1) Blog

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1. June 6, 2010

   H5N1, the bird flu: the virus

   In the last text, it was discussed the capacity of H5N1 of infecting a number of hosts and causing very harsh symptoms, causing deaths in over 50% of the recorded human cases. Despite this, its transmission from person to person seems to be well limited. Now we will see its characteristics that contribute to this.
   As [...]

2. September 20, 2009

   How do we name Influenza A?

   Where do the name H1N1 and all the other names come from? What determines the number of H and N?
   Established by WHO in1980 [1], the nomenclature of Influenza A consists of: type of host, in case the virus has not been isolated from humans; geographical region of origin; number of lineage; year of isolation and; [...]

3. September 8, 2009

   Why do we fear influenza 2 – the virus

   In the previous text, I addressed why it is difficult to develop antivirals, here we will understand the characteristics of the influenza virus that worries us.
   Where do viruses come from and what makes them more or less dangerous?
   The virus that infects us may already be with us during our evolutive history, [...]