Infection with these microbes was once treated with an M2 ion channel inhibitor called amantadine.
Infection with these microbes was once treated with an M2 ion channel inhibitor called amantadine. They have an eight-segment negative-strand RNA genome, pieces of which can mix among infected cells to generate novel genomes in a process called antigenic shift. Cleavage of sialic acid residues leading to release of this virus from the cell can be inhibited by neuraminidase inhibitors zanamivir and oseltamivir. Hemagglutinin and neuraminidase are used to identify varieties of this virus, such as the recent H1N1 strain. For 10 points, name these microbes from the family Orthomixyviridae whose avian and swine varieties are major public health concerns.
Infection with these microbes was once treated with an M2 ion channel inhibitor called amantadine.
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