H5N1, Avian Flu Virus
I do love a good graphical illustration.
This is it, our pending doom, brought to you on the wing from the very far reaches of our globe.
I am looking into this sexy little virus, mainly because of its recent exposure in the popular press. I would like to learn more.
If you are interested.. Read On
I am learning this as I read it, I guess I should be more informed on the matter, but until the last couple of days the situation with the ‘bird flu’ hadn’t concerned me.
My humble apologies
There is indeed much to learn, to read and consider, it seems the sense of time that governs our daily existence gives us not usually the opportunity to discover what we owe ourselves.
A closed system,,,…Do not forget.
More soon on the subject of scary mutable viruses.
The component parts
The ‘h’ in hn51 stands for haemagglutinin and is found on the surface of the influenza viruses, and many other viruses and bacteria.
Haemagglutinin is responsible for binding the virus to the cell.
The N1 stands for N1 stands for the first of several known types of the protein neuraminidase. See Genetic structure
Sources Wikipedia
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