Just a question.

[Nuke]

Does anyone know anything about Antigenic drift in influenza viruses??

 

[lynchie]

in a word... no... sorry

 

[Nuke]

Thanks anyway. Damn these exams

 

[Naomi McFadyen]

Does this help???:

http://www.cdc.gov/flu/about/fluviruses.htm

http://users.rcn.com/jkimball.ma.ultranet/BiologyPages/I/Influenza.html

http://www.lapublichealth.org/acd/docs/Flu/Antigenic_Drift_Influenza_A.pdf

;-)

Amazing what a search engine comes up with

 

[manx_yessir]

Nope......Mr Google or Mr Jeeves might however.......

 

[six pints]

i used to, but i only got a b for a level biology, and cant remember any of it. if need maths or physics i like those!

 

[2nd man down]

Does this help???:

http://www.cdc.gov/flu/about/fluviruses.htm

http://users.rcn.com/jkimball.ma.ultranet/BiologyPages/I/Influenza.html

http://www.lapublichealth.org/acd/docs/Flu/Antigenic_Drift_Influenza_A.pdf

;-)

Amazing what a search engine comes up with

Go Girl!!! You Google-ite!! :wink:

 

[ScrapingtheBottom]

Does anyone know anything about Antigenic drift in influenza viruses??

Isn't that something to do with natural mutations in the Antigens present on the virion surface? I think it's cause by ribosomal errors in virus assembly. Basically the virus is reproducing at such a fast rate that you get errors when the proteins are being built. These errors cause the antigen sites to change conformation - thus making them unrecognisable by your immune system. Hence why flu is always one step ahead!!

Something like that anyway.

 

[Raspberry]

Looks like our resident Scientist has an answer for you there Nuke!

 

[2nd man down]

Does anyone know anything about Antigenic drift in influenza viruses??

Isn't that something to do with natural mutations in the Antigens present on the virion surface? I think it's cause by ribosomal errors in virus assembly. Basically the virus is reproducing at such a fast rate that you get errors when the proteins are being built. These errors cause the antigen sites to change conformation - thus making them unrecognisable by your immune system. Hence why flu is always one step ahead!!

Something like that anyway.

:shock: :shock: :shock:

 

[Nuke]

Cheers my exams tommorow so that should help
Especially Naruco those sites are good. i couldnt understand the notes me lecturer had done or what id written on them (maybe i should have re read them before now)

 

[Valvecap]

Ug!

 

[ploughboy]

good luck nuke

 

[picju96]

Oh, bit late. Revised that yesterday. Interesting it is too...