In the microscopic world, viruses take on different roles within a natural order. When one virus rises, another might fall. This order follows patterns, as we see with seasonal variations in viruses. Human interference can disrupt these patterns, often creating more complex problems, many of which still remain a mystery.
COVID Came, Yamagata Left
Seasonal flu outbreaks are mainly driven by influenza A and B viruses, classified into two main lineages based on variations in their surface proteins, particularly hemagglutinin and neuraminidase.The influenza A lineage includes the most common subtypes of H1N1 and H3N2, whereas influenza B viruses are classified into two lineages: Victoria, which mainly infects children, and Yamagata, which primarily infects adults. These viruses are named after the places where they were first identified, and they’ve been circulating globally since 2001.
