Multiple choice

Which of the following receptors of host act as the binding site of influenza virus to start infection?

  1. Glycoprotein receptors

  2. Mucoprotein receptors

  3. CD4 receptors

  4. Claudin-1 receptors

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B Correct answer
Explanation

The surface of influenza virus particles is studded with hemagglutinin spikes. It can cause attachment of the virus to specific mucoprotein receptors on the surface of host cells.