Immune system of healthy adults may be better prepared than expected to fight 2009 H1N1 influenza
Tuesday, November 17, 2009 - 09:35
in Health & Medicine
A new study shows that molecular similarities exist between the 2009 H1N1 influenza virus and other strains of seasonal H1N1 virus that have been circulating in the population since 1988. These results suggest that healthy adults may have a level of protective immune memory that can blunt the severity of infection caused by the 2009 H1N1 influenza virus...