CDC Schematic of influenza virus (IMAGE)

Duke University

CDC Schematic of influenza virus

Caption

A schematic diagram of the influenza virus, showing the surface proteins hemagglutinin (blue, peanut shaped) and neuraminidase (red, flower shaped), to which antibodies attach during an immune response. A new vaccine from Duke helps the immune system target the stalk of the hemagglutinin protein, rather than its top.

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U.S. Centers for Disease Control

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