The 1918 “Spanish flu” Pandemic was caused by an avian-like influenza virus that gained the ability for efficient and sustained human-to-human transmission and then spread globally, killing 20-50 millions. Fortunately, viruses with pandemic potential are rare occurrences and ongoing surveillance of human and avian viruses is being done globally in preparedness for an influenza pandemic. Vaccines and anti-viral drugs may be available, if needed and time permits. Both kinds of therapies have shown some effectiveness against the 1918 pandemic stain.
As a post -doctoral fellow at St Jude Children’s Research Hospital in Memphis, TN in the laboratory of Dr. Yoshiro Kawaoka, I studied host range restriction and receptor specificity of influenza
As a post -doctoral fellow at St Jude Children’s Research Hospital in Memphis, TN in the laboratory of Dr. Yoshiro Kawaoka, I studied host range restriction and receptor specificity of influenza