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even though the patients receive treatment. This phenomenon is believed to be due to hyper-reaction of theimmune systemto new strains of influenza virus. Such reaction results from the overproduction of inflammatory substances calledcytokines. The release of excessive amounts of these molecules causes...
Influenza B virus infections are a significant public health concern. Historically, despite the existence of two different influenza B virus lineages, only one influenza B virus component was included in influenza virus vaccines. Due to the co-circulation of the two influenza B virus lineages during...
Influenza B Transmission Symptoms Diagnosis Treatments Medications Flu Shot Prognosis Complications Prevention Flu & COVID What is flu (influenza)? Picture of the influenza virus Influenza, commonly called "the flu," is an illness caused by RNA viruses (Orthomyxoviridae family) that ...
Seasonal influenza is caused by two subtypes of influenza A virus (A/H1N1 and A/H3N2) and two lineages of influenza B viruses (B/Victoria-lineage and B/Yamagata-lineage). Seasonal influenza viruses replicate efficiently in the human upper respiratory tra
Although it is often confused with other influenza-like illnesses, especially the common cold, influenza is a more severe disease than the common cold and is caused by a different type of virus. Influenza may produce nausea and vomiting, particularly in children, but these symptoms are more ...
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Influenza B virus Beijing/1/87. Negatively stained with sodium silicotungstate; virion diameter about 120 nm. [image kindly provided by Dr. Rob Ruigrok, EMBL -Grenoble]Influenza B virus Beijing/1/87. Negatively stained with sodium silicotungstate; virion diameter about 120 nm. [image kindly ...
The three main types of influenza virus that cause illness in people are named A, B and C. Influenza A and B viruses cause seasonal epidemics of disease almost every winter in the United States, while influenza C causes only mild respiratory symptoms and is not thought to cause epidemics, ...
Due to constant virus evolution causing gradual anti- genic changes in the HA protein, viruses included in the influenza vaccines must be updated periodically. The strains to be included in the vaccine are selected twice annually by WHO. Vaccine strains for Northern Hemisphere coun- tries are ...