What Kind of Cell Is Influenza?

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Tip 1 - Human and Avian Influenza Viruses Target Different Cells in the Lower Respiratory Tract of Humans and Other Mammals

Published: 9 years, 5 month(s) ago | Submitted by Greg Woodhouse | permalink

Viral attachment to the host cell is critical for tissue and species specificity of virus infections. Recently, pattern of viral attachment (PVA) in human respiratory tract was determined for highly pathogenic avian influenza virus of subtype H5N1. However, ...

For further reading: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1988871/ ^[1]