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Lecture 21: Evolution & Health Flashcards

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Understand the flu virus

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It is an RNA virus with NA and HA surface proteins

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Understand vaccine development

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Look at the strains that have been present in opposite hemisphere

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What is gene swapping?

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When there is gene exchange between two lineages –> could increase virulence

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Does horizontal transmission favor higher or lower virulence?

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Horizontal transmission favors higher virulence, carried through vectors.

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Does vertical transmission favor higher or lower virulence?

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Vertical transmission favors lower virulence.

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