Which of the following is not true of influenza?

A. H5N1 is the bird flu strain that may cause a pandemic.
B. Influenza B viruses undergo both antigenic drift and antigenic shift.
C. Antigenic drift changes the antigens to reduce immune recognition.
D. Antigenic shift causes changes in the RNA strands.
E. Influenza has glycoprotein spikes of hemagglutinin (H) and neuraminidase (N).


Answer: B

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