Arsip: Avian Flu
Influenza Vaccine Successfully Tested In Humans
Influenza, also known as Flu, contagious infection primarily of the respiratory tract. It is caused by a virus transmitted from one person to another in droplets coughed or sneezed into the air, characterized by coldlike symptoms plus chills, fever, headaches, muscle aches, and fatigue. The influenza virus has a relatively simple structure. A lipid [...]— Yessi Pratiwi • February 13th, 2008
Antibodies to Treat Avian Flu
In Vietnam, an experiment has been conducted to use blood cells from two survived avian-flu patients to cure people of the infection. The keyword is to cure, instead of only reducing its severity. Antibodies made from the patients’ blood cells grown in the lab have cured mice infected with the H5N1 avian flu virus, suggesting [...]— Koen • May 29th, 2007
Injectable Drug to Fight Avian Flu
As quoted by Reuters, Peramivir, a new anti-viral drug to treat both avian and human flu, will be tested across Asia next month. Developed by BioCryst Pharmaceuticals (USA), Peramivir has boosted the survival rates of mice and ferrets infected with the H5N1 bird flu virus. It is therefore expected as the next-line drug to fight [...]— Koen • May 14th, 2007
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