Would you expect a flu shot to protect against the "stomach flu"? Why or why not?
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Question 9
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Is it reasonable gamble for Karen to skip the influenza vaccine this year?
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Question 10
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What is antigenic drift?
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Question 11
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What is antigenic shift?
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Question 12
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Can Karen rely on antibiotics if she gets influenza this year? Why or why not?
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Question 13
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Compare the effectiveness of vaccines to antibiotics prior to the infection.
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Question 14
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Compare the effectiveness of vaccines to antibiotics after the start of symptoms.
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Question 16
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Should Karen's mother get an influenza shot, or is she too old?
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Question 17
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Should Karen's sister who works in a daycare center or Mary's six month old niece get the influenza vaccine? Explain your answer.
Identify some of the various causative agents of "stomach flu" and compare them to the influenza virus.
Question 4
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Explain how a vaccine provides immunity against infection. Are there any side effects to the influenza vaccine?
Question 5
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Should Karen and Mary worry about developing autism?
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Karen described the upper respiratory infection (URI) that she suffered last year and thinks that her well being is a matter of fate. How many infectious agents cause URI?
