How To Catch The Flu (Under The Lens) - Science Friday
Mar 27, 2019 · Using tools such as a lab-grade microwave, an oven to help embed specimens in resin, and a 120 kilovolt transmission electron microscope, she can create various views of viruses in black and white. Providing these images helps researchers visualize the specimens that they work with every day, but remain unseen with the naked eye.
Flu under the microscope - CNN
Oct 17, 2013 · Mexico and the United States first reported human cases of the H1N1, or swine flu, virus in April 2009, according to the World Health Organization. "Because there are human cases associated with...
50 Striking Microscopic Images Of Viruses And Bacteria
Jan 30, 2019 · Click through the slideshow above to see 50 striking electron micrographs of some of the world's most dangerous and deadly disease-causing viruses and bacteria. Know your flu risk. Check out the...
Tiny & nasty: Images of things that make us sick | Live Science
Mar 14, 2012 · But under the microscope, we can see them for what they truly are. This image, made using a scanning electron microscope, shows the free-swimming protozoan Giardia, which causes diarrhea...
Red light, blue light: Making the flu virus visible to the naked eye
May 9, 2017 · In experiments, samples containing the dye and NA were combined with both Tamiflu and Zanamivir and illuminated using either a hand-held lamp or blue laser pointer. A red glow meant the drug had...
Influenza virus - UTMB Health
Influenza virus, A/Hong Kong/1/68, the causative agent of the 1968 global epidemic. Negatively stained virions showing surface projections which contain the receptors by which the virus attaches to host respiratory tract epithelial cells. Magnification: approximately x70,000.
Flu risk may be linked to when you were born | CNN
Nov 10, 2016 · Your birth year may predict your risk of certain flu infections if a pandemic were to sweep the world, a new study suggests.
Deadly H5N1 bird flu becomes an 'existential threat' to …
Feb 2, 2025 · This image shows the H5N1 avian flu under a microscope. The progression of the species-jumping disease has been unprecedented, including the first-ever U.S. cases of infections in dairy cattle and heightened pandemic risks. The bird flu that has been growing more pervasive during the last few years ...
Blood Clots, Liver Cells and Bird Flu Are Surprisingly Beautiful Under ...
Feb 12, 2015 · And while H1N1, or bird flu, has nasty effects on those who contract it, the virus itself becomes a spectacular mosaic in a filtered transmission electron micrograph. Here's what Salter had to...
Fighting the flu – with frog mucus | CNN
Apr 18, 2017 · A new study shows that frog mucus can fight flu viruses under the microscope and in mice; but more research is needed to determine any benefits for humans.