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Repertoire freeze is a manifestation of this phenomenon. For 10 points each:
[10h] What idea in immunology states that the memory response is based on the initial encounter with a pathogen when challenged with a new strain? It is also called immunological or antigenic imprinting.
ANSWER: original antigenic sin [or Hoskins effect or primary addiction; prompt on OAS]
[10e] Thomas Francis Jr. coined the term “original antigenic sin” while studying responses to this respiratory virus. The hemagglutinin and neuraminidase surface proteins of this virus name strains of it like H1N1 and H5N1.
ANSWER: influenza [or flu]
[10m] An example of OAS is the response to one of the four serotypes of this virus, after which infection with another strain causes hemorrhagic fever via antibody-dependent enhancement. This flavivirus is carried by Aedes aegypti.
ANSWER: Dengue fever [or Dengue virus or DENV]
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