A miniaturized, biomimetic model of the human intestine has successfully reproduced long-term enterovirus A71 (EV-A71) ...
Enterovirus 71 is usually removed by the body’s immune system within 7 days. However, in extreme cases, it can affect the central nervous system. It can affect both children and adults, and is spread ...
For decades, virologists knew that enteroviruses pulled a kind of bait-and-switch inside human cells, repurposing the cell’s ...
A study from the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC), published in Nature Communications, reveals how enteroviruses—including pathogens that cause polio, encephalitis, myocarditis, and the ...
Researchers discovered that polio and common cold viruses appear to rely on the same vulnerable mechanism to survive and spread. The newly identified weakness could help scientists better understand ...