Which of the Following Strategies Do Schistosomes Use to Circumvent

question 14

Multiple Choice

Which of the following strategies do schistosomes use to circumvent the host's immune system?

• A) They produce chemical factors that suppress their host's immune system.
• B) They produce surface proteins that mimic the host's own proteins.
• C) They continually produce novel surface proteins to confuse their host's immune system.
• D) They coat themselves with their host's proteins.

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