WSU scientists find burglary-ring-like mechanism in lethal 'Contagion' virus

(Washington State University) A team of scientists from Washington State University has discovered how one of the planet's most deadly known viruses employs burglary-ring-like teamwork to infiltrate the human cell. Nipah virus is so menacing that the nation's top infectious disease experts served as consultants in the filmmaking of the 2011 medical thriller, "Contagion," which is based on a global Nipah outbreak.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news