Pathogenesis+-+H1N1

Symptoms & Progression - H1N1


 * Infection can occur when a person inhales virus containing droplets from a sneeze or cough of an infected person
 * Infects the epithelial cells of the respiratory system
 * The virus gains entry into cells by triggering surface receptors with the Hemagglutinin protein
 * Replicates inside these infected cells
 * Viral replication eventually destroys the epithelial cells
 * Epithelial cells are also destroyed by immune response

Treatment & Response - H1N1