tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4082643038671225434.post6482832445351833662..comments2023-10-07T01:34:01.774-07:00Comments on Case of the Day: Ancient HistoryCraighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17072102331564743101noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4082643038671225434.post-1604754339983786462011-11-06T19:59:35.714-08:002011-11-06T19:59:35.714-08:00yes, a good history lesson :)
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Ancient History
T...yes, a good history lesson :)<br />-<br />Ancient History<br /><br />This case, of course, refers to the 1918 influenza pandemic which occurred due to antigenic shift when high rates of viral reassortment occur among viruses infecting the same cell; this includes reassortment between animal and human viruses. For this particular pandemic, there were shifts in the hemagglutinin H1 and neuraminidase N1 envelope glycoproteins.<br /><br />Sources: UpToDate; Wikipedia.Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17072102331564743101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4082643038671225434.post-86960171050622671792011-10-25T04:14:27.762-07:002011-10-25T04:14:27.762-07:00flu pandemic (the "Spanish" flu) was an ...flu pandemic (the "Spanish" flu) was an influenza pandemic, and the first of the two pandemics involving H1N1 influenza virus, virus kills through a cytokine storm (overreaction of the body's immune system).Dr. Anis Shakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04368620953048708296noreply@blogger.com