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 ...

Health bosses have revealed the most dangerous viruses and diseases that pose the biggest threat to public health – and could even have pandemic potential. The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA ...

Among the viral pathogen families classed as high risk for both epidemics and pandemics are coronaviridae, which includes Covid-19, and the orthomyxoviridae family, which includes avian influenza. It ...

The UKHSA called for greater research efforts into Coronaviridae, which includes COVID-19, Paramyxoviridae, which includes measles and Nipah virus, and the Orthomyxoviridae family, which includes ...

Bird flu, Covid-19, and influenza are all respiratory infections spreading through respiratory droplets. While influenza generally causes milder symptoms, Covid-19 and bird flu can lead to more ...

Influenza A: More common at the beginning of the flu season (October–January). Influenza B: More prevalent towards the end of the season (February–April). Flu seasons vary each year, and both ...

The fundamental differences between flu A and flu B Influenza viruses belong to the Orthomyxoviridae family and are divided into four main types: A, B, C, and D. Among these, Flu A and Flu B are ...

The current paper underscores the critical need for the deployment of innovative drug discovery platforms capable of engineering precise solutions for diseases with high-unmet medical need when ...

aVanke School of Public Health, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China bInstitute of Healthy China, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China cNHC Key Laboratory of Biosafety, National Institute ...

What you need to know about H3N8: H3N8 is a subtype of the Influenza A virus, which belongs to the Orthomyxoviridae family, first identified in birds in 1963. It is closely related to the modern ...

State Key Laboratory of Veterinary Biotechnology, National Poultry Laboratory Animal Resource Center, Harbin Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Harbin, China The ...

aCAS Key Laboratory of Pathogenic Microbiology and Immunology, Institute of Microbiology, Center for Influenza Research and Early-Warning (CASCIRE), CAS-TWAS Center of Excellence for Emerging ...