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BBS2001 Threats and Defence Mechanisms

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What is the difference between antigenic drift and antigenic shift?

Author: Mirte Schattorie



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Antigenic drift: genetic variation in viruses caused by mutations, minor antigenic changes, in all influenza, causes seasonal flu, only young and elderly get sick antigenic shift: two or more viruses combine to form a new virus, major antigenic change, only in influenza A, causes pandemics, everyone gets sick


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