The dengue virus attaches to the surface of a host cell ... deep inside the cell, the virus fuses with the endosomal membrane and is released into the cytoplasm. The virus particle comes apart ...

However, viruses from many families can also spread directly between contacting cells ... infect a new host. For example, if the virus has a fragile lipid envelope, the virus particle could ...

The mosquito-borne Zika virus is known for causing microcephaly, a birth defect in which abnormal brain development results ...

A team of scientists at the Helmholtz Institute for RNA-based Infection Research (HIRI) in Würzburg and the University of ...

A lipid (fatty) covering that surrounds a viral particle. It is derived from the cell membrane of the host cell when the virus buds, or exits, the infected cell. The envelope is important for entry ...