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Author Question: To cause a human pandemic, the H5N1 avian flu virus would have to A) spread to p (Read 1453 times)

geoffrey

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on: Jul 2, 2013
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.


ricki

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Reply #1 on: Jul 2, 2013
Hey dude, go with C. I got it right.


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geoffrey

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Reply #2 on: Jul 14, 2013
Thanks sir, correct as always


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