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A Tale of Two Flus

A Tale of Two Flus. H1N1 – Swine Flu. H5N1 – Bird Flu. Structure of HA monomer showing antigenic sites and amino acid residues at which substitutions occurred between 2004 and 2008. . Ginting T E et al. J. Virol. 2012;86:121-127. Acquired Immune Response. Antigen: foreign invader into body

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A Tale of Two Flus

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  1. A Tale of Two Flus H1N1 – Swine Flu H5N1 – Bird Flu

  2. Structure of HA monomer showing antigenic sites and amino acid residues at which substitutions occurred between 2004 and 2008. Ginting T E et al. J. Virol. 2012;86:121-127

  3. Acquired Immune Response Antigen: foreign invader into body • Examples: bacteria, viruses, foreign proteins, drugs Antibody: recognizes antigen • AKA – Immunoglobulin (Ig) Epitope: Specific parts of antigen that is recognized by antibody

  4. Antibodies as Tools

  5. ELISA Tests

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