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differentiate between influenza and parainfluenza in terms of their expression of neuraminidase and hemagglutinin microbiology

differentiate between influenza and parainfluenza in terms of their expression of neuraminidase and hemagglutinin microbiology
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Difference between Influenza and ParaInfluenza

Influenza

Parainfluenza

Hemagglutinin and Neuraminidase exists as two separate proteins

Hemagglutinin - neuraminidase exists as single protein

Hemagglutinin and Neuraminidase works in opposite directions

Being a single protein Hemagglutinin and Neuraminidase works together

Hemagglutinin attaches virus to host cells. Neuraminidase facilitates the release of new virus from host cells

Hemagglutinin -Neuraminidase helps virus to attach to the host cells

Single stranded RNA with 8 segmented

Single stranded RNA non segmented

Transcription of viral RNA happens in host cell nucleus

Transcription of viral RNA happens in Host cell Cytoplasm

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