The influenza virus uses ________ spikes to bind to host cells.

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).


Hemagglutinin

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What will be an ideal response?

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Jonas Salk's polio vaccine trials of 1954 involved giving placebos to 201,229 children and the polio vaccine to 200,745 children

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Wetlands purify water by removing sediments and pollutants

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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