West Nile virus (WNV) inhibits autophagy -- an essential system that digests or removes cellular constituents such as proteins -- to induce the aggregation of proteins in infected cells, triggering cell death and brain inflammation (encephalitis), according to researchers.
from Health & Medicine News -- ScienceDaily https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/01/200123152516.htm
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