Respiratory Syncytial Virus, SEM

---

Respiratory Syncytial Virus A (RSV A). Scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of a HEp2/HeLa (Human epithelial cell line) infected with RSV A (Strain Long). The image shows viral cell death (blue) with the remains of filamentous RSV pink) budding from the plasma membrane. Respiratory syncytial virus is a common respiratory virus that usually causes mild, cold-like symptoms. Most people recover in a week or two, but RSV can be serious. Infants and older adults are more likely to develop bronchiolitis and pneumonia requiring hospitalization. Magnification: x1200 when printed 10 centimetres wide. Specimen courtesy of Virology Research Services Ltd (Scott Lawrence).

---

Size: 3635px × 4808px
Location:
Photo credit: © STEVE GSCHMEISSNER/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: adults, apoptosis, apoptotic, bodies, bronchiolitis, cell, cellular, cold-, colored, coloured, common, culture, death, defence, defense, electron, false, false-coloured, hep2/hela, hospitalization, human, immune, infants, infection, inflammatory, medical, medicine, micrograph, microscopy, mild, necrosis, older, pneumonia, programmed, protein, research, respiratory, rsv, scanning, sem, symptoms, syncytial, therapeutic, viral, virus