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Viral Evasion of the Immune System
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Which of the following is a common mechanism employed by viruses to evade the immune system?
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💡 Explanation:
Viruses can use various mechanisms to evade the immune system, including molecular mimicry, antigenic shift, and latency. Molecular mimicry involves the virus mimicking host molecules to avoid recognition by the immune system. Antigenic shift refers to the ability of some viruses to change their surface proteins, making them unrecognizable to the immune system. Latency is a state in which the virus remains dormant within the host, evading immune detection.