This image illustrates the beginning stages of an influenza infection and shows what happens after the influenza viruses enter the human body. Credit: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
A team co-led by a University of California, Riverside professor, has found a long-sought-after mechanism in human cells that creates immunity to influenza A virus, which causes annual seasonal epidemics and occasional pandemics.The research could have broad implications on the immunological understanding of human diseases caused by RNA viruses including influenza, Ebola, West Nile, and Zika viruses.
“This opens up a new way to understand how humans respond to viral infections and develop new methods to control viral infections,” said Prof. Shou-Wei Ding...
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