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The Influenza Virus Likes Sweets?!

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  • How is a sugar part of the influenza ('flu') virus infection cycle?  
    • Its reproduction relies on a type of sugar receptor on the surface of human cells called sialic acid 
    • This sugar is a key component that helps influenza virus particles attach and enter human cells and start its reproduction

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  • This website was created to inform and educate students about the critical role that sialic acid plays in the influenza virus infection cycle
  • ​Viral proteins, symptoms, flu drugs and flu vaccines are also examined​
The interaction of influenza viruses with sialic acid receptors
on human cells is a critical step in the infection cycle.
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