New York autopsies show 2009 H1N1 influenza virus damages entire airway
Monday, December 7, 2009 - 15:42
in Health & Medicine
In fatal cases of 2009 H1N1 influenza, the virus can damage cells throughout the respiratory airway, much like the viruses that caused the 1918 and 1957 influenza pandemics, report researchers from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the New York City Office of Chief Medical Examiner. Link: http://www.niaid.nih.gov