Understanding The Outbreak [3/5]: What is Influenza?

The influenza virus is one of the fastest-evolving viruses known to mankind. If you've ever wondered why we have new flu shots every year, it is because the flu actually evolves in response to the antibodies our bodies produce each year in a process called antigenic drift. A biological arms race.

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