A Pathogenic Virus Has a New Mutation in One of the Coat

question 15

Multiple Choice

A pathogenic virus has a new mutation in one of the coat proteins, that just happens to resemble the structure of a normal human protein present in glial cells of the CNS.What do you predict may be an outcome of infection by this virus?

• A)The initial response to the virus will be strong, but will then be shut down by immunological tolerance.
• B)An autoimmune disease of the brain may develop.
• C)The innate immune system will ignore the pathogen, but the acquired immune system will attack it.
• D)The membrane attack complex will be unable to burst the viral membrane.