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

flu shots are updated annually to include multiple types of influenza A and B viruses; scientists pick strains of the viruses expected to be dominant that year. “Your antibodies and your ...

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 ...

Sonya Stokes, an emergency room physician in the San Francisco Bay Area, braces herself for a daily deluge of patients sick ...

13, 2024 — Influenza or flu virus remains infectious in refrigerated ... A study points the finger at an unsung portion of the antibodies our immune systems generate to fend ...

New research highlights the lifesaving impact of flu vaccines, showing significant reductions in ICU admissions and mortality ...

Influenza A viruses rapidly adjust their shape when placed in conditions that reduce infection efficiency, such as the presence of antiviral antibodies or host incompatibility. A virus' shape is ...

Influenza A virus particle can strategically adapt their shape, becoming either spheres or filaments, to favor their ability ...

NIH science lays groundwork for future studies in people.

The growing global prevalence of influenza, mainly due to the transmission of the virus through droplets from coughing and sneezing, is the primary driver for the need for influenza vaccination.