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antigen
Health care; Flu prevention & treatment
Any foreign substance, usually a protein, that stimulates the body's immune system to produce antibodies. (The name antigen reflects its role in stimulating an immune response - antibody generating. ...
United States Agency for International Development
Health care; Flu prevention & treatment
Government agency that provides foreign assistance to developing countries in order to further America's foreign policy interests in expanding democracy and free markets while improving the lives of ...
species
Health care; Flu prevention & treatment
A class of plants or animals having common attributes and designated by a common name. Theoretically, plants or animals of different species cannot interbreed. However, occasionally this does not ...
shift
Health care; Flu prevention & treatment
The process in which the existing H (hemagglutinin) and N (neuraminidase) are replaced by significantly different H and Ns. These new H or H/N combinations are perceived by human immune systems as ...
seasonal flu
Health care; Flu prevention & treatment
A respiratory illness that can be transmitted person to person. Most people have some immunity, and a vaccine is available. This is also known as the common flu or winter flu.
reassortment
Health care; Flu prevention & treatment
The rearrangement of genes from two distinct influenza strains to produce a novel viral strain.