Vintage Flu Virus Dark Cave

by Russell Kightley

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Vintage Flu Virus Dark Cave

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Russell Kightley

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Digital Art

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Painterly image of an influenza virus particle on a dark brown background, reminiscent of a cave. Flu viruses are covered by spikes of Haemagglutinin (slender knob-like projections) and Neuraminidase (the squarish looking projections), hence the H and N names, such as H5N1. Flu viruses have a segmented genome which can get jumbled up during replication (gene mixing). This allows different strains to easily form from existing types. Flu occurs in seasonal epidemics and periodically as major pandemics. A new strain with pandemic potential is G4 EA H1N1.

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July 3rd, 2020

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