Research for a Universal Flu Vaccine Tends to Focus on

question 82

Multiple Choice

Research for a universal flu vaccine tends to focus on

• A) core proteins, as they do not mutate as rapidly as H and N spikes and they tend to be similar between different influenza strains.
• B) H spikes as they mutate rapidly, allowing for more chances for the vaccine to work.
• C) viral tails because they exist in all flu viruses and do not mutate often.
• D) N spikes because they tend to be similar between different influenza strains.

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Definitions:

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