| Front | What genetic process causes pandemics of influenza? |
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| Back | ↓ Virus with segmented genomes (orthomyxovirus) exchange segments with non-human hosts causing reassortment and transfer of genetic information (hemagglutinin and neuraminidase). This result in anew virus with a combination of surface antigens that never been exposed to the human immune system anywhere on the planet making entire human population susceptible to a pandemic Other commonly tested segmented viruses include Bunyavirus, Arenovirus, Reovirus |
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