Antigenic shifts in viruses are dangerous because O They

Last updated: 5/16/2023

Antigenic shifts in viruses are dangerous because O They always increase the rate of transmission of a virus from one individual to another O They switch their surface proteins antigens every few days and so are able to evade the immune system like Chagas African Sleeping Sickn O They present a new set of antigens very unlike those surface proteins for which your immune has been readied O They are not dangerous at all Antigenic shifts should be ignored because they are historically inconsequential for humans