Author Question: To cause a human pandemic, the H5N1 avian flu virus would have to A) spread to p (Read 1406 times)

geoffrey

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To cause a human pandemic, the H5N1 avian flu virus would have to
A) spread to primates such as chimpanzees.
B) develop into a virus with a different host range.
C) become capable of human-to-human transmission.
D) arise independently in chickens in North and South America.
E) become much more pathogenic.



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Hey dude, go with C. I got it right.



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geoffrey

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Thanks sir, correct as always



 

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