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Influenza Virus—Host Co-evolution. A Predator-Prey Relationship?
- Source :
- Frontiers in Immunology, Vol 9 (2018), Frontiers in Immunology, Front. Immunol.
- Publication Year :
- 2018
- Publisher :
- Frontiers Media S.A., 2018.
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Abstract
- Influenza virus continues to cause yearly seasonal epidemics worldwide and periodically pandemics. Although influenza virus infection and its epidemiology have been extensively studied, a new pandemic is likely. One of the reasons influenza virus causes epidemics is its ability to constantly antigenically transform through genetic diversification. However, host immune defense mechanisms also have the potential to evolve during short or longer periods of evolutionary time. In this mini-review, we describe the evolutionary procedures related with influenza viruses and their hosts, under the prism of a predator-prey relationship. 9
- Subjects :
- 0301 basic medicine
Immune defense
bottleneck
lcsh:Immunologic diseases. Allergy
030106 microbiology
Immunology
Zoology
adaptation
Adaptive Immunity
Biology
Virus
influenza virus
Predation
03 medical and health sciences
antigen
Orthomyxoviridae Infections
Pandemic
Animals
Humans
Immunology and Allergy
Genetic diversification
Virus host
Host (biology)
Orthomyxoviridae
Biological Evolution
antagonistic evolution
Immunity, Innate
immune system
030104 developmental biology
Host-Pathogen Interactions
Disease Susceptibility
Adaptation
lcsh:RC581-607
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 16643224
- Volume :
- 9
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Frontiers in Immunology
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....68c18405e6a913085d7a218d1f260803