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==Routes of infection==
 
==Routes of infection==
 
==Prevention and control==
 
==Prevention and control==
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[[Image:B Cell viral response.jpg|thumb|right|150px|B Cell Immunity to Viruses - B. Catchpole, RVC 2008]]
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[[Image:T Cell viral response.jpg|thumb|right|150px|T Cell Immunity to Viruses - B. Catchpole, RVC 2008]]
 
*Viral evasion of immunity
 
*Viral evasion of immunity
 
**Latency: Viruses can "hide" in host cells until the immune system is suppressed
 
**Latency: Viruses can "hide" in host cells until the immune system is suppressed
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*Adaptive Immunity to Viruses
 
*Adaptive Immunity to Viruses
 
**The adaptive immune system has two main ways of dealing with viral infection: the first targets viruses in its initial extracellular phase, the second targets infected host cells:
 
**The adaptive immune system has two main ways of dealing with viral infection: the first targets viruses in its initial extracellular phase, the second targets infected host cells:
***'''B-lymphocytes''' are capable of producing Antibody to neutralize the spike proteins of the viral lipid envelope
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***'''B-lymphocytes''' are capable of producing Antibody to neutralize the spike proteins of the viral lipid envelope, preventing the virus from attaching to host cells
 
***'''Cytotoxic (CD8+) T cells''' target infected cells, which present any number of danger signals
 
***'''Cytotoxic (CD8+) T cells''' target infected cells, which present any number of danger signals
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*[[Vaccines - WikiBlood|Vaccines]]
 
*[[Vaccines - WikiBlood|Vaccines]]
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