5. d) An antigenic shift caused by zoonosis
Explanation: Antigenic shift, in simple words, is a process of combination of different stains of single virus or two different viruses, which results in formation of a novel new stain of virus with combined features of all the viruses.
This situation is classically seen in case of Influenza A virus strains which infects both humans and other animals. This create chances of antigenic shift.
Note: The evolution of the same, without combining in animals, at a natural pace is is called antigenic drift.
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