This infographic illustrates the process by which flu cells "trick" the body into propagating the invading virus by way of its own cell creation process. I could have illustrated this with a more literal interpretation of these elements, but since this piece was intended for lay-audiences, I thought the concept could be communicated more effectively through the use of a visual metaphor. Here, the RNA becomes a blank work order, the virus is a forged version of the document, and the body is the protein "factory".
