(a) Compare and contrast some of the different mechanisms used by pathogens to establish an infection in humans and in plants? (b) How can certain pathogens evade the human immune response once they have colonised the body?

(a) Compare and contrast some of the different mechanisms used by pathogens to establish an infection in humans and in plants? (b) How can certain pathogens evade the human immune response once they have colonised the body?

Human Physiology: From Cells to Systems (MindTap Course List)

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Chapter12: Body Defenses

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pathogens.
(a) Compare and contrast some of the different mechanisms used by pathogens to establish an
infection in humans and in plants?
(b) How can certain pathogens evade the human immune response once they have colonised the
body?
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