Germ strategies for evading immunity

on 12.1.09 with 0 comments



  • live both in the host and the environment

    • Clostridium tetani is in the dust—so, if you are immunized, you keep getting reimmunized by the bacteria in the environment. this is why the vaccine lasts for 10 years or however long it is

  • make molecules that subvert immunity

    • many viruses

Category: Pathology Notes

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