Microbiology Fundamentals: A Clinical Approach
Microbiology Fundamentals: A Clinical Approach
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ISBN: 9781259709227
Author: Marjorie Kelly Cowan Professor, Heidi Smith
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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The reason that the antigenic shift event in the Influenza virus can lead to a catastrophic pandemic.

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A virus is a smallest agent that can cause infection. The virus replicates inside the living cells of the host body. Influenza, commonly known as flu, is a respiratory illness caused by a virus. Symptoms can be mild to severe. Antigenic shift events are the minute changes that occur in the genes of the Influenza virus.

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