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Illustration of an influenza virus being attacked by antibod

Illustration of an influenza virus being attacked by antibodies. · SCIEPRO/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY


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Flu virus spreading, artwork

Flu virus spreading, conceptual computer artwork. Virus particles (virions, spheres) around a human silhouette. · MEHAU KULYK/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY


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Flu pandemic, conceptual artwork

Flu pandemic, conceptual computer artwork. · ROBERT BROCKSMITH/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY


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Teddy bear wearing a face mask

Teddy bear wearing a face mask. · LEA PATERSON/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY


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Virus, artwork

Computer artwork of a generic virus particle, depicting virus types like SARS, MERS and corona. · ALFRED PASIEKA/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY


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Virus, artwork

Computer artwork of a generic virus particle, depicting virus types like corona, bird flu, aids, influenza, swine flu and herpes. · ALFRED PASIEKA/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY


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Businesswoman with headset

Businesswoman with headset blowing nose at computer in work. · CAIA IMAGE/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY


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Influenza virus infection, artwork

Artwork of type-A influenza viruses (grey) attacking cells lining the trachea (windpipe). The cells have hair-like cilia which normally filter foreign particles from the air. · HYBRID MEDICAL ANIMATION/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY


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Elderly woman blowing her nose

Elderly woman blowing her nose with a tissue. Rhinitis (inflammation of the nose membranes) during a viral infection, leads to increased production of nasal mucus. · CRISTINA PEDRAZZINI/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY


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Woman wearing a face mask

Woman wearing a face mask to protect herself from MERS-CoV. · GARO/PHANIE/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY


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Common cold virus, conceptual illustration

Common cold virus, conceptual illustration. The common cold is caused by different viruses including rhinoviruses, other enteroviruses, coronaviruses, influenza and parainfluenza viruses, and adenoviruses. · KATERYNA KON/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY


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Respiratory viruses, illustration

Infection of a person by respiratory viruses, illustration. Conceptual image. · KATERYNA KON/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY


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Nasal bacterial culture, SEM

Nasal bacterial culture. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of a culture of bacteria from a nasal passage. · STEVE GSCHMEISSNER/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY


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Lung cell infected with H1N1 flu virus, SEM

Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of H1N1 influenza (flu) virus particles budding from a lung cell. H1N1 is a subtype of the influenza A virus. · SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY


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H3N2 influenza virus particles, TEM

H3N2 influenza virus particles, coloured transmission electron micrograph (TEM). Each virus consists of a nucleocapsid (protein coat) that surrounds a core of RNA (ribonucleic acid) genetic material. · CDC/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY


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Robotic hand holding virus, illustration

Robotic hand holding a virus, computer illustration. · KTSDESIGN/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY


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Swine Influenza Virus (H1N1), artwork

Conceptual visualization of the Swine Influenza Virus (H1N1). · SCIENCE PICTURE CO/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY


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Influenza viruses

Influenza viruses. Coloured transmission electron micrograph (TEM) of influenza (flu) viruses. · DR LINDA STANNARD, UCT/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY


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Influenza virus life cycle, illustration

Influenza virus life cycle, illustration. The flu virus (Orthomyxovirus) carries RNA (ribonucleic acid) wrapped in proteins and a membrane. · JOSE ANTONIO PENAS/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY


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Virus research, conceptual illustration

Virus research, conceptual illustration. · VENTRIS / SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY


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Virus, illustration

Virus, illustration. · MEHAU KULYK/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY


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Influenza virus, artwork

Influenza (flu) virus entering a cell, artwork. Embedded in the virus particle's lipid envelope (green) are two types of protein spike, haemagglutinin (H) and neuraminidase (N). · HYBRID MEDICAL ANIMATION/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY


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Flu viruses

Flu viruses. Conceptual image of influenza viruses (brown) in the airways of the lung. · KARSTEN SCHNEIDER/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY


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Scientist in protective suit with digital tablet

Scientist in protective suit with digital tablet. · IGOR STEVANOVIC / SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY


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Pandemic virus, artwork

Pandemic virus. Computer artwork showing how a virus (green), such as the influenza (flu) virus, can spread through a population and cause a pandemic illness. · ANIMATED HEALTHCARE LTD/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY


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Pharmaceutical research, conceptual image

Pharmaceutical research, conceptual image. · TEK IMAGE/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY


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Flu pandemic, conceptual artwork

Flu pandemic, conceptual computer artwork. · ROBERT BROCKSMITH/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY


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Syringe

Syringe. · VOISIN/PHANIE/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY


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Flu vaccine, conceptual artwork

Flu vaccine, conceptual computer artwork. · ROBERT BROCKSMITH/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY


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Influenza viruses, TEM

Influenza viruses. Coloured transmission electron micrograph (TEM) of influenza (flu) viruses (red) budding from a host cell (green). · STEVE GSCHMEISSNER/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY


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Virus particles, artwork

Virus particles, computer artwork. · KTSDESIGN/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY


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Flu virus particle, artwork

Flu virus particle. See-through computer artwork of an influenza (flu) A virus particle (virion). · THOMAS FESTER/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY


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Virus particles, illustration

Virus particles, illustration. · JESPER KLAUSEN / SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY


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H1N1 swine flu virus, TEM

H1N1 swine flu virus. Coloured transmission electron micrograph (TEM) of a section through swine influenza (flu) virus particles (virions, round). · SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY


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Coloured TEM of cell infected with flu viruses

False-colour transmission electron micrograph of a cell infected by influenza virus. The cell in this case is a tissue-culture cell (green & yellow); it has been programmed by the virus to produce more virions (red), which it is in the process of releasing. · DR GOPAL MURTI/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY


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Coloured TEM of a single influenza virus

False-colour transmission electron micrograph of a single influenza virus. This highly contagious virus is of the orthomyxovirus group. · NIBSC/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY


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Nasal bacterial culture, SEM

Nasal bacterial culture. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of a culture of bacteria from a nasal passage. · STEVE GSCHMEISSNER/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY


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H1N1 flu strain, SEM

Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of virus particles from human cells infected with the classic influenza A virus A/Puerto Rico/8/34 (H1N1). This strain of influenza virus (here showing the filamentous form) is a descendent of the 1918 Spanish influenza virus, but is now highly laboratory adapted and is used as the basis for influenza virus vaccines because it replicates to very high titre in chicken eggs and in cell cultures. · STEVE GSCHMEISSNER/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY


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Avian flu, SEM

Human cell infected with bird flu virus, coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM). Influenza (flu) is an infectious disease caused by an influenza virus. · STEVE GSCHMEISSNER/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY


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Australian flu infection, SEM

Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of a human cell infected with H3N2 flu virus. Influenza (flu) is an infectious disease caused by an influenza virus. · STEVE GSCHMEISSNER/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY


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Influenza virus H3N2, illustration

Influenza (flu) virus H3N2 strain. Illustration showing the structure of the virus particle. · RAMON ANDRADE 3DCIENCIA/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY


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Virus particle infecting a cell, illustration

Virus particle infecting a cell, illustration. Viruses consist of a genome (genetic material, yellow spirals) and sometimes a few enzymes stored in a capsule (called a capsid) made of protein, and sometimes covered with a lipid layer (an 'envelope'). · PRETTYMOLECULES/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY


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Herpes virus, artwork

Herpes virus. Computer artwork of herpes virus particles (virions). · ANIMATED HEALTHCARE LTD/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY


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Virus particles in a vein, illustration

Virus particles in a vein, computer illustration. · MAURIZIO DE ANGELIS/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY


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Antibodies attacking flu virus

Illustration of antibodies (pale pink) attacking influenza viruses. The antibodies bind to the hemagglutinin protein, which contains the antigenic site of the virus, and prevent it from binding to the surface of human cells. · JUAN GAERTNER/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY


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Viruses and bacteria

Viruses and bacteria, illustration (not to scale). · JESPER KLAUSEN / SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY


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Virus particles, illustration

Virus particles, illustration. · JESPER KLAUSEN / SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY


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Doctor holding cotton wool on girl's arm after injection

Doctor holding cotton wool on young girl's arm after injection. · SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY


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Pharmacist talking to customers

Pharmacist showing medicine to sick girl and woman in pharmacy. · SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY


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Doctor injecting girl in arm

Female doctor injecting young girl in arm. · SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY


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Paediatric examination

Paediatric examination. Doctor using a tongue depressor to allow an examination of a young girl's throat. · ADAM GAULT/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY


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Boy with mouth open and tongue depressor

Boy with mouth open and tongue depressor. · SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY


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Paediatric examination

Paediatric examination. Doctor listening to the chest sounds of a 5-month-old male patient using a stethoscope. · IAN HOOTON/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY


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Influenza virus structure, artwork

Influenza virus structure, cutaway artwork. The core of the virus is its genetic material, ribbons of single-stranded RNA (ribonucleic acid). · ALFRED PASIEKA/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY


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Throat and paranasal sinuses, 3D CT scan

Throat and paranasal sinuses. Coloured 3D computed tomography (CT) scan of the nasopharynx (upper airways of the throat) and of the paranasal sinuses. · K H FUNG/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY


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Woman covering her face with his arm to sneeze

Woman covering her face with his arm to sneeze. · GARO/PHANIE/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY


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Human nasal cavity, 3D CT scan

Human nasal cavity. Coloured 3D computed tomography (CT) scan of the nose (left), nasal cavity, nasopharynx and paranasal sinuses (red) of a human head. · K H FUNG/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY


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Tired woman

Woman covering her face with his arm to sneeze. · GARO/PHANIE/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY


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Paranasal sinuses, 3D CT scan

Normal facial bones and paranasal sinuses. Coloured 3D computed tomography (CT) scan of the normal human facial bones and paranasal sinuses, viewed from the side. · K H FUNG/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY


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Woman wearing a face mask

Woman wearing a face mask. · GARO/PHANIE/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY


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Influenza A virus, TEM

Influenza A virus (RNA virus, Orthomyxoviridae Family), coloured transmission electron micrograph (TEM). Virus', often know as 'The Flu Virus' often changes or mutates, complicating the development of suitable vaccines for all strains. · DENNIS KUNKEL MICROSCOPY/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY


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Flu viruses, illustration

Flu viruses, computer illustration. Each virus consists of a core of RNA (ribonucleic acid) genetic material surrounded by a protein coat (blue). · KATERYNA KON/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY


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Runny nose

Runny nose. Artwork of a section through the ear, nose and throat of a patient with excessive mucus production due to a cold or hay fever (allergic rhinitis). · JOHN BAVOSI/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY


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Young girl sneezing

Young girl sneezing, close-up. · SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY


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H1N1 1918 influenza virus, TEM

H1N1 1918 influenza virus particles (blue), coloured transmission electron micrograph (TEM). These virus particles (virions) have been recreated from the influenza (flu) virus strain that caused the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic. · CDC/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY


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Reovirus Core, artwork

Structure of the Reovirus core (PDB 1EJ6), which synthesizes, modifies and exports viral messenger RNA. Reovirus infection occurs frequently in humans, but most cases are mild. · SCIENCE PICTURE CO/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY


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Woman with protective mask

Woman wearing a respiratory protective mask in subway. · VOISIN/PHANIE/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY


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Surgical mask

Surgical mask. Healthcare professionals and emergency workers wear surgical masks to protect themselves from airborne infections. · KEVIN CURTIS/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY


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Stethoscope

Stethoscope against a white background. · SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY


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Injection

Injection. Doctor administering an injection in a patient's arm. · TEK IMAGE/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY


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Syringe and drug phial

Syringe and drug phial. · TEK IMAGE/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY


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Influenza vaccine injection, 2018-19 strain

Influenza vaccine injection. Injection into a patient's arm of the 2018/2019 seasonal influenza (flu) vaccine for the northern hemisphere season. · DR P. MARAZZI/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY


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Syringe being filled

Syringe being filled. Drug or vaccine being drawn into a hypodermic syringe. · TEK IMAGE/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY


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Influenza vaccination

Influenza vaccination. Winter vaccination campaign injection of the vaccine for influenza A. This vaccine contains inactivated virions, or particles, of strains of the influenza (flu) virus. · FRED GUERDIN/REPORTERS/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY


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Nanoparticle flu vaccine prototype, illustration

Nanoparticle flu vaccine prototype, illustration. This prototype for a universal flu vaccine consists of a nanoparticle that is a hybrid of a protein scaffold (blue) and eight influenza hemagglutinin proteins on the surface (yellow, one not visible). · National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY


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Alveolar Sacs, artwork

Stylized view of alveolar sacs from within the respiratory system. · SCIENCE PICTURE CO/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY


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Stethoscope

Stethoscope. · TEK IMAGE/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY


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Virus, artwork

Computer artwork of a generic virus. · ALFRED PASIEKA/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY


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Flu viruses in the throat, artwork

Flu viruses in the throat. Computer artwork of influenza (flu) viruses (ovals) in a human throat. · EQUINOX GRAPHICS/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY


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Microbiology

Scientist wearing protective clothing whilst viewing bacteria cultures growing in petri dishes in a laboratory. · TEK IMAGE/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY


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Laboratory

Virology laboratory, Limoges hospital, France. · BURGER/PHANIE/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY


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School infections,conceptual image

School infections,conceptual image. Image of a blackboard and a facemask, representing attempts to prevent the spread of illnesses such as flu amongst school children. · LEA PATERSON/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY


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Mother taking daughter's temperature

Mother taking daughter's temperature in bed. · IAN HOOTON/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY


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Flu

Seven-year old girl in bed with the flu as her mother aids her, in Bothell, Washington. · JIM CORWIN/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY


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Woman wearing protective mask

Woman wearing a respiratory protective mask. · GARO/PHANIE/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY


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Nasal flu vaccine

Nasal influenza vaccine on a medical tray. · TEK IMAGE/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY


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Elderly woman drinking hot lemon

A 73-year-old woman drinking hot lemon and wearing a scarf to keep warm. · LEA PATERSON/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY


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Medicinal plants, conceptual image

Medicinal plants, conceptual image. · SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY


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Herbal tea of thyme

Herbal tea of thyme. · VOISIN/PHANIE/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY


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Sage leaves, X-ray

Sage leaves. Coloured x-ray of leaves from the common sage plant (Salvia officinalis). · GUSTOIMAGES/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY


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Lemon and ginger tea

Lemon and ginger tea, still life. · SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY


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