免疫逃避是指宿主(尤其是人類)的免疫系統無法對病原體作出反應,即宿主的免疫系統不再能夠識別和消滅病原體(例如病毒)。[1]不同的抗原能夠通過不同的機制讓宿主的免疫系統失效。例如非洲錐蟲能夠直接消滅宿主的抗體[2]百日咳桿菌通過抑制中性粒細胞巨噬細胞來阻止免疫系統作出反應。 [3]

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