Some Viral Pathogens Evade Detection by the Vertebrate Immune System

question 22

Multiple Choice

Some viral pathogens evade detection by the vertebrate immune system by a mechanism that involves

• A)becoming a symbiont.
• B)becoming nonvirulent.
• C)frequent changing of surface antigens.
• D)becoming metabolically inactive.
• E)becoming a sporE.

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