When predicting the flu virus that is going to be most prevalent the following year, which of the following characteristics would you expect it to have? a. It has more changes in the antigenic sites and is more divergent compared to other flu variants. b. It has very few changes in the antigenic sites of the virus compared to other flu variants. c. Host switching rarely occurs and it is primarily found in pigs and birds. d. Evidence that human populations are currently resistant to it.

When predicting the flu virus that is going to be most prevalent the following year, which of the following characteristics would you expect it to have? a. It has more changes in the antigenic sites and is more divergent compared to other flu variants. b. It has very few changes in the antigenic sites of the virus compared to other flu variants. c. Host switching rarely occurs and it is primarily found in pigs and birds. d. Evidence that human populations are currently resistant to it.

Biology Today and Tomorrow without Physiology (MindTap Course List)

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Author:Cecie Starr, Christine Evers, Lisa Starr

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Chapter10: Biotechnology

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When predicting the flu virus that is going to be most prevalent the following year, which of the following characteristics would you expect it to have?

	a.	It has more changes in the antigenic sites and is more divergent compared to other flu variants.
	b.	It has very few changes in the antigenic sites of the virus compared to other flu variants.
	c.	Host switching rarely occurs and it is primarily found in pigs and birds.
	d.	Evidence that human populations are currently resistant to it.

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