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H1N1 Less Effective at Rapid Transmission Wednesday, July 08, 2009 - Anuradha Menon Home >> Headlines >> Medicine   
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A team from MIT and the Centers for Disease Control has found a genetic explanation for why the new H1N1 "swine flu" virus has spread from person to person less effectively than other flu viruses. The H1N1 strain, which circled the globe this spring, has a form of surface protein that binds inefficiently to receptors found in the human respiratory tract. "While the virus is able to bind human receptors, it clearly appears to be restricted," says Ram Sasisekharan. (source: web.mit.edu)
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