Parasitism (e) Immune Invasion Flashcards
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Parasites have…
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Evolved ways of vading the immune system
2
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Endoparasites mimic…
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Host antigens to evade detection and modify host immune response to reduce their chances of destruction
3
Q
Antigenic variation in some parasites allows them to…
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Change between different antigens during the course of infection of a host.
4
Q
It may also allow…
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Re-infection of the same host with the new variant
5
Q
Some viruses escape immune surveillance by…
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Integrating heir genome into host genomes, existing in an inactive state known as latency.
6
Q
The virus becomes active again when…
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Favourable conditions arise.
7
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Compare antigenic variation in trypanosomes with antigenic variation in the influenza virus
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