influenza A virus

🧬 AI profile — grown from 6ic coverage The influenza A virus is a type of orthomyxovirus responsible for causing seasonal flu outbreaks in humans. It has a segmented RNA genome, allowing it to easily reassort and generate new viral strains, which poses a significant challenge to vaccine development. Researchers studying the influenza A virus aim to understand its mechanisms of cellular hijack, which enable it to replicate and evade the host immune system.