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6. Antigenic shift can occur in a variety of microbes. Using layman’s terms, explain antigenic shift. What...

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6. Antigenic shift can occur in a variety of microbes.

Using layman’s terms, explain antigenic shift.

What is an antigen and how does it get “shifted?”

Why does an antigenic shift sometimes lead to a pandemic inhumans, whereas sometimes it leads to a virus that generally doesnot infect humans?

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According to Laymans terms Antigenic Shift is a major change in the influenza virus This shift typically occurs when a human flu virus crosses with a flu virus that actually affects    See Answer
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