Influenza A virus particles strategically adapt their shape—to become either spheres or larger filaments—to favor their ...

Influenza A virus particles strategically adapt their shape -- to become either spheres or larger filaments -- to favor their ability to infect cells depending on environmental conditions, according ...

The influenza A virus genome consists of eight segments of single-stranded, negative-sense viral RNA, which encode multiple ...

The A and B viruses are very similar, but they have slight differences in their protein structure. Influenza A usually accounts for more flu cases and causes more severe illness than type B flu.

M2-specific antibodies induced by M2-Qβ-administration ameliorated disease caused by low but not high challenge doses of influenza virus ... retain the helical structure of the peptide epitope ...

The winter flu season features two types of influenza. Here's what you need to know about them and how they differ.

The first research programs attempting to develop an inactivated influenza vaccine, outside of the USSR, were conducted in England and in the USA at about the same time. However, it was at the ...

There’s a new term to describe the rise of respiratory illnesses this season: “quad-demic.” The “quad” in quad-demic refers ...

Collections at npj Viruses provide a high-profile venue for topics of substantial interest to the community. Papers included in a Collection are published in the journal and featured on our ...

Avian influenza (AI) is a highly contagious viral disease affecting poultry and wild water birds, posing significant global challenges due to its high mortality rates and economic impacts. Highly ...

Influenza virus is an infectious agent belonging to the virus family Orthomyxoviridae that causes a respiratory tract infection (influenza or 'flu') in vertebrates. There are three main species ...