Case 9 Flashcards
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Q
A child comes in for the shingles vaccine. The mother is told his vaccine will introduce an immune response in the child.
What pathogen recognition receptor would detect the virus?
- CD18
- LPS receptor
- TLR
- Scavenger Receptor
- CD4+
A
The answer is TLRs. Shingles virus contains double stranded DNA, the only PRR of which some detect viruses are toll like receptors.
Read up on which TLR it will most likely be-!
