[Thermic stairways theory].
In this article we raise the possibility of a potential relationship between body temperature of different species of animals and the Avian Flu. We hypothesize that the different values of body temperature could act as an enabling mechanism for Influenza virus infection through an adaptative mechanism of the virions in the species susceptible to infection, including human beings.
gaia@vtr.net
Marco Aurelio
MA
Macchiavello C
D000818:Animals; D001717:Birds; D001831:Body Temperature; D006801:Humans; D053124:Influenza A Virus, H5N1 Subtype / Q000472:pathogenicity*; D005585:Influenza in Birds / Q000821:virology*; D007251:Influenza, Human / Q000821:virology*