خلاصہ: Bird flu has a heat-proof gene that protects it from our fever defenses
Scientists have discovered that avian influenza viruses have a gene that makes them incredibly resistant to heat, rendering our body’s natural defense system – fever – powerless in fighting infection. In fact, higher temperatures actually help the viruses replicate.
Category: Infectious Diseases, Illnesses and conditions, Body and Mind
Tags: University of Cambridge, University of Glasgow, avian-influenza, Influenza, Birds, Virus, pandemic, The Immune System, Infections