• Summary:
A drug that is used to beat fungal infections can make flu worse. This drug is Amphotericin B, usually used by people who need chemotherapy or have had a bone marrow transplant. Scientists have studied this with mice, and they've found that this drug interferes with the way the body defends itself dealing with the flu, because this antifungal drug destroys the protein IFITM3, the one that makes it more difficult for the flu virus to infect the body, and for this reason the mice are more susceptible to get the flu. Professor Peter Openshaw, director of the centre for respiratory infections at Imperial College London, said that this was really worrying but before alarming users, more clinical information is needed.
• Opinion:
As you can see, I really like topics related to medicine, and I'm very interested in them. So, when I read about some new findings, for example this one about a drug that isn't well diagnosed, it makes me feel more and more interested, and I want to know more about it, but as scientists are still investigating... it would take a lot of time before I can find an answer!
I can only say that the current research on medicine is incredible.
• Words I have learnt:
Chemotherapy: quimioteràpia
Bone marrow transplant: transplant de medul·la òssia
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