 New Drug Designed To Protect Against Epidemic And Pandemic Flu StrainsMain Category: Flu / Cold / SARSArticle Date: 26 Feb 2013 The days of using the flu as your favourite sickie excuse could be over. Our scientists have helped to design a new drug to protect against epidemic and pandemic flu strains. The new drug has stopped the spread of virus strains in their tracks in laboratory testing - even those resistant strains of the virus! The breakthrough is the result of a global collaboration between scientists from CSIRO, the University of British Columbia and the University of Bath. Nasty flu viruses bind onto sugars on the cell surface. To be able to spread they need to remove these sugars. The new drug works by preventing the virus from removing sugars and blocking the virus from infecting more cells. It is hoped the drug will also be effective against future strains of the virus. Dr Jenny McKimm-Breschkin, a researcher in the team that developed the very first flu drug Relenza, explains to us how it all works. Watch our chat with Dr McKimm-Breschkin here: Original article posted on Medical News Today. Articles not to be reproduced without permission of Medical News Today Medical News Today publishes the latest health news and health videos for consumers and health professionals. It has a searchable archive of over 100,000 health news articles. < back to medical news
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