Orthomyxoviridae: Influenza's Deadlier Cousins. From avian influenza to seasonal flu, this family has repeatedly demonstrated its pandemic potential.

Those belonged to the families Coronaviridae (including Covid-19 and Middle Eastern respiratory syndrome), Orthomyxoviridae (flu), Paramyxoviridae (Nipah virus, measles), and Peribunyaviridae ...

Influenza virus mRNAs are synthesized by the trimeric viral polymerase using short capped primers obtained by a 'cap-snatching' mechanism. The polymerase PB2 subunit binds the 5′ cap of host pre ...

Orthomyxoviridae: A family of RNA viruses characterised by a segmented genome, which includes various influenza viruses capable of infecting multiple vertebrate hosts.