Stopping chikungunya on its way out
Stopping chikungunya on its way out When our bodies come under attack from a viral pathogen, a sophisticated antibody response activates to limit the spread of infection. As part of this response, antibodies are produced against multiple epitopes of the invading...
The Quest for a Dengue Vaccine
The Quest for a Dengue Vaccine Dengue fever is a viral disease and its prevalence has grown dramatically and globally in recent decades. Dengue fever is caused by the dengue virus (DENV), an arthropod-borne pathogen transmitted to vertebrates by infected mosquitos,...
More unexpected troubles from flaviviruses
More unexpected troubles from flaviviruses The functions of the gastrointestinal (GI) tract are controlled by the so-called enteric nervous system (ENS). Although influenced by the central and the autonomous nervous systems, the ENS can act independently of both, and...
Finding influenza’s Achilles’ heel
Finding influenza’s Achilles’ heel Influenza virus is a moving target The influenza virus is a moving target. Because of its constant mutations and genetic re-assortments, clinical virologists struggle to keep up (read more about it here). Point mutations in the amino...Page 23 of 33