Dengue virus is responsible for the highest rates of disease and mortality among the members of the Flavivirus genus. Dengue epidemics are still occurring around the world, indicating an urgent need of prophylactic vaccines ...

Plant viruses cause metabolic and physiological changes associated with symptomatic disease phenotypes. Symptoms involve direct and indirect effects, which result in disruption of host physiology. We used transgenic ...

An essential function of the host response is to protect the organism against invading pathogens. At present, a multiplicity of mechanisms has been described on how the host sense and response to virus infections. Viruses ...

Noroviruses (NoVs) are the leading cause of outbreaks of sporadic acute gastroenteritis worldwide in humans of all ages. They are important cause of hospitalizations in children with a public health impact similar to that ...

Los virus fitopatógenos producen alteraciones en el metabolismo y la fisiología de sus huéspedes provocadas principalmente por alteraciones en la expresión génica durante las infecciones. Numerosos cambios están asociados ...

Tuberculosis (TB) is a major human health concern and kills about 3,500 people each day. The emergence of Mycobacterium tuberculosis-resistant strains has become a serious public health problem worldwide, complicating ...

Los rotavirus causan gastroenteritis aguda con gran impacto en la morbilidad y mortalidad de la población infantil. La estrategia terapéutica a nivel mundial utilizada hasta el momento es la vacunación, pero no asegura ...