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What is the primary strategy of Trypanosoma to evade the immune response?
What is the primary strategy of Trypanosoma to evade the immune response?
- Producing toxins
- Through rapid multiplication
- Antigenic variation (correct)
- By hiding in the blood
Which mechanism allows Trypanosoma to effectively escape detection by the immune system?
Which mechanism allows Trypanosoma to effectively escape detection by the immune system?
- Antigenic variation leading to altered surface antigens (correct)
- Producing toxins that harm immune cells
- Rapidly dividing to overwhelm the immune response
- Hiding in vascular structures to avoid antibodies
Which option describes a method NOT used by Trypanosoma for evading antibodies?
Which option describes a method NOT used by Trypanosoma for evading antibodies?
- Engaging in non-specific immune suppression (correct)
- Frequent mutation of surface proteins
- Utilizing rapid infection cycles
- Constantly changing surface antigens
What is NOT a characteristic of Trypanosoma's evasion techniques?
What is NOT a characteristic of Trypanosoma's evasion techniques?
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Which of the following methods is primarily responsible for Trypanosoma's ability to present multiple antigen forms?
Which of the following methods is primarily responsible for Trypanosoma's ability to present multiple antigen forms?
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