University of Texas Medical Branch: Zika Virus Hijacks the Host Cell's Own Defense Mechanism to Cause Disease
July 17, 2020
July 17, 2020
GALVESTON, Texas, July 17 -- The University of Texas Medical Branch issued the following news release:
How did Zika virus acquire the ability to infect the brain and reproductive tissue to cause its characteristic disease? The answer may lie in a newly observed ability of the virus to use a host cell's own defense mechanisms as a disguise.
A team from The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston have published new research that shows the Zika virus evolved to use . . .
How did Zika virus acquire the ability to infect the brain and reproductive tissue to cause its characteristic disease? The answer may lie in a newly observed ability of the virus to use a host cell's own defense mechanisms as a disguise.
A team from The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston have published new research that shows the Zika virus evolved to use . . .