A 5-year old Mexican boy was patient zero for the 2009 pandemic of the H1N1 strain of this virus.
Proton conductance by the M2 protein is essential for the replication of one form of this virus. Hemagglutinin is a surface protein found on this virus that binds to sialic acid and is used along with neuraminidase to classify strains of this virus. The spread and severity of different strains of this virus are often studied using ferrets. (*) Zanamivir and oseltamivir are used to treat this virus that undergoes antigenic drift. A 5-year old Mexican boy was patient zero for the 2009 pandemic of the H1N1 strain of this virus. For 10 points, name this virus that comes in bird and swine varieties.
Proton conductance by the M2 protein is essential for the replication of one form of this virus.
influenza