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Which Description of Antigenic Drift and Antigenic Shift in the Influenza

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Which description of antigenic drift and antigenic shift in the influenza virus is incorrectly matched?


A) Antigenic shift: Often leads to viral strains with new features such as increased infectivity or expanded host range.
B) Antigenic drift: Spontaneous mutation leads to a minor change in HA or NA spikes.
C) Antigenic shift: May result in a pandemic outbreak due to widespread lack of immunity.
D) Antigenic drift: A host vaccinated against an influenza strain before antigenic drift may lack effective immunity and be susceptible to infection.
E) Antigenic drift: Often involves reassortment of viral strains in an animal host followed by a "species jump" to humans.

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