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Biology
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ISBN: 9781259188138
Author: Peter H Raven, George B Johnson Professor, Kenneth A. Mason Dr. Ph.D., Jonathan Losos Dr., Susan Singer
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 51, Problem 6A

Why do we need to be repeatedly vaccinated for influenza viruses?

a. They attack only the helper T cells, thereby suppressing the immune system.

b. They alter their surface proteins and thus avoid immune recognition.

c. They don’t actually generate an immune response; the “flu” is actually an inflammatory response.

d. They are too small to serve as good antigens.

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