Viral Infection Thwarted Just outside the CNS (IMAGE)

NIH/National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke

Viral Infection Thwarted Just outside the CNS

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When virus (labeled in green) enters the nasal passages, its spread is abruptly halted just before entering the CNS (blue oval structures at the top of the image)

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Image courtesy of McGavern lab

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