Asked by Mathew Jameson
Why is it difficult to create a vaccine against a common cold?(1 point)
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It is impossible to create a vaccine against illnesses caused by proviruses.
It is impossible to create a vaccine against illnesses caused by proviruses.
Vaccines are unnecessary because antibiotics are an effective treatment.
Vaccines are unnecessary because antibiotics are an effective treatment.
The viral genome mutates very quickly.
The viral genome mutates very quickly.
Vaccines are only effective against bacterial infections.
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The viral genome mutates very quickly.
This makes many different strains/serotypes of cold viruses (and frequent antigenic change), so a single effective vaccine is difficult to produce.
This makes many different strains/serotypes of cold viruses (and frequent antigenic change), so a single effective vaccine is difficult to produce.
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