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Ep 1 Influenza Will Kill You

This Podcast Will Kill You

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The Flu Virus and the Antigenic Shift

The flu virus is what's called a retro virus, which is a type of RNA virus. That means that the genetic material that makes up the flu is RNA in humans, it's DNA. Retro viruses especially have a really high mutation rate. Do retro people have higher mutations? It's just like a funny joke. Can we get a cricket sound? Please, thank you Stephen.

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