6.4 Virus Adaptation

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11 questions
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Do Now:

Based on prior knowledge and prediction, have we cured influenza (the flu)? Explain your answer.

Activity 1.

Use this video (https://vimeo.com/227179689) to answer questions 2-6 below.
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What is antigenic drift?

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What is antigenic shift?

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Which is more dangerous, antigenic drift or shift?

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Explain your answer to question 4.

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Explain how pigs play a role in antigenic shift.

Activity 2.

Click on the link here: https://www.historyofvaccines.org/timeline#EVT_10

This is a timeline of vaccines. Answer questions 7-11 below using this timeline.
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Covid 19 has effected people with low economic standing at a drastically higher rate than the upper class. In 1684, the small pox virus did the opposite. Why is that?

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In 1796, Jenner's created the "first vaccine". How did he make this discovery?

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In the last decade of Jenner's life (1820), what effect did his discovery have on the number of small pox cases?

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In 1918, the pandemic of 1918 infected 500 million people (1/3 of the world's total population) and killed 50 million people. When did scientists finally identify influenzia viruses?

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In 2000, the measles was erradicated from the United States. In 2015 there was a Measles outbreak at Disneyland in California. How is this possible? How many cases of Measles were in the US in 2015?