Pathogens That Have the Ability to Change Their Surface Antigens

question 59

Multiple Choice

Pathogens that have the ability to change their surface antigens are better able to do which of the following?

• A)acquire nutrients
• B)evade host defenses
• C)attach to host cells
• D)exit the host successfully
• E)enter host cells

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