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Influenza A may make you sick, but you'll never be as sick as us.

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Vaccine: You can be vaccinated for Influenza A with the seasonal flu vaccine that typically contains two strains of Influenza A and one of Influenza B.

Mortality Rate: 1.4 deaths per 100,000 people infected

Host Organism and Transmission: The host cell for this virus can be a number of species including birds, pigs, horse, whales, and people. Between people, Influenza A is can be spread when people are about 6 feet away. It is believed that it is spread by tiny droplets people make when the cough, sneeze or talk. People can also get the flu by touching objects that have the virus and then touching their mouth or nose.

Sources:

https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/flu.htm
https://www.verywell.com/what-is-influenza-a-770484
https://www.cdc.gov/flu/about/disease/spread.htm

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Influenza a was discovered by J.S. Koen who study the disease in pigs. The major flu pandemics of modern history have all been caused by Influenza A. These included the pandemics of 1918 (Spanish flu), 1957 (Asian flu), 1968 (Hong Kong flu), and 2009 (Swine flu). It is also responsible for three outbreaks on a smaller scale in in 1947, 1976, and 1977.

Source:
https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/12/1/05-1254_article

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- Consists of eight viral RNA genomic segments that encode 10 major proteins
- Transmits polymerase
- Nucleocapsid protein
- No tegument protein layer
- Contains an envelope lipid bilayer
- Contains M1 envelope proteins and M2 receptor proteins

Sources:
http://www.virology.ws/2009/04/30/structure-of-influenza-virus/
https://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.jbc.org/content/285/37/28411.full&sa=D&ust=1487642550334000&usg=AFQjCNHr-WVvTKErgUeb2Z2mXNX9ARBfLg
https://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.rapidreferenceinfluenza.com/chapter/B978-0-7234-3433-7.50009-8/aim/influenza-virus-structure&sa=D&ust=1487642550334000&usg=AFQjCNHfObXgaMwhJ_nV_jWxt6v2AUr_3A