Study Report: What happens when two very different respiratory viruses infect the same cell
By Lokmat English Desk | Published: September 11, 2021 07:00 PM2021-09-11T19:00:22+5:302021-09-11T19:00:22+5:30
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Nowadays, when you hear the name of the virus, the name SARS Cov2 means corona. But other viruses, such as influenza and respiratory syncytial viruses, enter the human body through inhalation.
There are other viruses besides corona that cause thousands of deaths each year. There is no vaccine or medicine to protect against any of these viruses except influenza and covid 19. It is impossible to treat these diseases.
According to a recent study by the University of Glasgow, what happens if more than one virus attacks your body at the same time? And what can be done to prevent the spread of this virus? This condition is called co-infection..
The report found that more than 30 percent of infections could have more than one virus. This means that at any given time, two different viruses are infecting the body through your nose and lungs.
When different viruses mix in the same cell, a new form of the virus emerges. This is called antigenic shift. When two viruses attack your body at the same time, it is called co-infection. It is very dangerous.
Often some viruses are seen blocking another virus. So some viruses adapt to each other. But no positive or negative effects of co-infection have been reported. But this information comes from research on animals.
A report from the University of Glasgow examines what happens when two human respiratory viruses infect cells together. IAV and RSV viruses were selected for this experiment. These are two common viruses. But be it every year.
Cells were infected with IAV and RSV. In it, the researchers found that what happens to each virus using high-resolution imaging technology, such as cryoelectron microscopy? Some cells in the human body became infected with both viruses.
The virus that is newly formed from the cell is characterized by both viruses. In the new form, some proteins of both viruses and some genes of both were found to be the same. The study of microorganisms is extremely important for the development of vaccines and treatments on patients.
But security is paramount. It should also be noted that the researchers did not do any genetic engineering in this report. So through the model, what is currently happening is explained. And this experiment was also done in a safe environment in the lab.