The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, as well as the American Academy of Pediatrics, recommend all children hospitalized due to influenza infection receive antiviral treatment. Despite this,…
The influenza virus is a single-stranded RNA virus that is encapsulated in an outer lipid-bilayer envelope which contains the externally facing surface proteins hemagglutinin (HA) and neuraminidase (NA).…
Delivering flu vaccines via needle injection can be painful (or even terrifying) for some young patients. In 2014, the CDC acknowledged the nasal spray FluMist Quadrivalent as an…
Past studies have suggested there may be a link between viral infections contracted during pregnancy and the development of autism spectrum disorders (ASD) in children. However, a new…
Researchers have developed a vapor delivery system for a sialic acid-coated nanoparticle that is intended to prevent the influenza A virus from binding to sialic acid on patients’…
In a recent study, African-Americans ages 30- to 40-years-old presented with higher levels of antibodies to the H1N1 virus than Caucasians of the same age. However, this disparity…
Scientists have identified a protein known as DNA-dependent activator of interferon (DAI) to be the trigger for cell death when cells become infected with influenza A. Mice that…
According to a recent study involving over 4,000 children, it appears that mortality rates linked with influenza type A are markedly lower than that of type B. However,…
Throughout the year, but especially during the winter months, outbreaks of norovirus commonly referred to as the “stomach flu” can occur. Symptoms may include abdominal cramps, vomiting, and…
During the 2009 H1N1 pandemic, pregnant women were among many groups targeted to receive the flu vaccine. Several million women in the United States and more than three…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – For pediatric influenza, a single inhalation of laninamivir octanoate is as safe and effective as 10 inhalations over five days of zanamivir, according…
