Influenza A Virus: Is Virulence Attributable to Virulence Factors?
Posted in Evolutionary biology, evolutionary medicine, Genetics, Immunology, Infection, Trade-offs on Sep 30th, 2012
Influenza A viruses continue to be of enormous interest to biomedical researchers and clinicians alike. In addition to the annual influenza epidemics, which have been inferred to cause substantial excess mortality, there is the ever-present threat of a global pandemic due to several features of influenza virus biology. A high mutation rate associated with a [...]
