Influenza viruses are very small pathogens (typically 80-120 nm) belonging to the family of the
Orthomyxoviridae together with four other genera: Thogoto virus, Isavirus and influenza B and C
viruses. The influenza viruses are distinguished based on the membrane channel protein, genome
size and surface glycoproteins. The influenza A viruses are further subdivided into subtypes based
on the surface glycoproteins hemagglutinin (HA) and neuraminidase (NA). At present, 16
subtypes of the HA and 9 subtypes of the NA are known.http://repub.eur.nl/res/pub/22783/110318_Bodewes%2C%20Rogier.pdf
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