Understanding Pandemic Risk: Influenza 101 Part 1

In the first of two videos, we learn that two strains of influenza, influenza A and B, are of concern to human. Professor Sue J. Goldie reviews the structure of influenza A, explains two important surface proteins and the mechanism of infection. We learn that small mutations in those surface proteins, referred to as antigenic drift, are why we need new vaccines each year for seasonal flu.