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Photos of the Disease
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This negative-stained transmission electron micrograph (TEM) depicts the ultrastructural details of a number of influenza virus particles, or “virions”. A member of the taxonomic family Orthomyxoviridae, the influenza virus is a single-stranded RNA organism.
This transmission electron micrograph (TEM) of an ultra-thin specimen revealed some of the ultrastructural morphologic features seen in 1918 influenza virus virions.
This negative stained transmission electron micrograph (TEM) shows recreated 1918 influenza virions that were collected from supernatants of 1918-infected Madin-Darby Canine Kidney (MDCK) cells cultures 18 hours after infection.
This negative-stained transmission electron micrograph (TEM) depicts the ultrastructural details of a number of influenza virus particles, or “virions”.
This transmission electron micrograph (TEM) depicted Russian influenza-A H1N1, (A/USSR/90/77 strain), virions, which had been magnified 189,000x.
Images of People Affected by the Disease
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Additional Images and Regulations
- Amercan Lung Association (exit)
- Immunization Action Coalition (exit)
- Public Health Image Library (PHIL)
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Content last reviewed on March 20, 2007
Content Source: National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases