How does a bird virus infect a person? Health 2 hours ago
In a human case of infection with a virus that usually affects birds, we would normally expect to see the surface protein (hemagglutinin) binding with human receptors.
Uncovering insights into how pathogens can switch from animals to humans — as in this human case of bird flu — can help researchers and public health agencies prepare for future outbreaks.case of human infection with H5N1 was a reduced ability not only to bind to human receptors, but also to bird cell receptors, resulting in a low ability to fuse with cell membranes.
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