A Step Closer To Drugs Against Winter Vomiting Disease

The virus that causes winter vomiting disease invades cells by attaching to particular sugar molecules on the surface of the cells. This is the conclusion of a thesis presented at the Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Sweden. This result may be an important step in the development of a drug against the regular hospital-based epidemics caused by the virus.

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Filed under: GastroIntestinal / Gastroentorology on June 22nd, 2009