佛山市疾病预防控制中心廖华乐详解.pptVIP

* Two glycoproteins jut out from the surface of the influenza virus: hemagglutinin (HA) and neuraminidase (NA). Both of these antigenic surface proteins play key roles in viral infection and dissemination. Slide 11 Lecture Notes * Slide 15 Repeated influenza epidemics persist because the type A and type B viruses undergo constant and rapid change due to antigenic drift. Antigenic drift refers to a gradual change in the virus that occurs through a slow series of mutations, substitutions or deletions in amino acids constituting the hemagglutinin or neuraminidase surface antigens. Occurring only