Coxsackievirus B represents a nightmare for a large number of medical staff.
Due to exposure to Coxsackievirus in closed spaces (ambulances and waiting
rooms), infections by Coxsackievirus B are a common occurrence. This paper
for the first time reports chemical and thermodynamic properties of
Coxsackieviruses A and B, and offers a mechanistic model of
Coxsackievirus-host interaction. The driving force of the interaction at the
membrane (antigen-receptor binding) is Gibbs energy of binding. The driving
force of virus-host interaction in the cytoplasm is Gibbs energy of
biosynthesis. This paper analyzes the mechanism of hijacking of cell
metabolic machinery of susceptible cells.