12 months and 70 cases since the first human bird flu infection: Are we any safer?
One year ago, the first bird flu infection in a human in the United States was reported in a Texas dairy worker. There have ...
If bird flu jumps to humans, immunity from seasonal flu may offer some protection
Very few humans have gone up against bird flu. But we've all dealt with seasonal flu for years. Some of our immune systems ...
Bird flu could be on the cusp of transmitting between humans—but there are ways to slow down viral evolution
We cannot predict the finer details of a particular outbreak or a particular storm, but we can often identify when these ...
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How vulnerable might humans be to bird flu? Scientists see hope in existing immunity
This is known as "immune imprinting" — when your immune system ... that covers the surface of seasonal flu virus in humans and bird flu. Hemagglutinin, or the HA protein, latches onto the ...
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If bird flu jumps to humans, immunity from seasonal flu may offer some protection
This is known as "immune imprinting" — when your immune system ... that covers the surface of seasonal flu virus in humans and bird flu. Hemagglutinin, or the HA protein, latches onto the ...
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How vulnerable might humans be to bird flu? Scientists see hope in existing immunity
This is known as "immune imprinting" — when your immune system learns to ... a particular part of a protein that covers the surface of seasonal flu virus in humans and bird flu. Hemagglutinin, or the ...