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==Prevention and control==

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*Bacterial evasion of immunity

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**Bacterial capsules can avoid phagocytosis and complement activation

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**Some bacteria are able to survive phagocytosis and evade digestion (such as mycobacterium and ''Leptospira'')

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Phagocytosis and digestion are the primary tools of the Immune System to conquering bacterial infection. These are enhanced by the production of [[Immunoglobulin G - WikiBlood|IgG]] and CD8+ Tcells, as well as by [[Complement - WikiBlood|complement]] activation.

*[[Innate Immune System - WikiBlood#Innate Immunity to Bacteria|Innate Immunity to Bacteria]]

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Phagocytosis and digestion are the primary tools of the Immune System to conquering bacterial infection. These are enhanced by the production of [[Immunoglobulin G - WikiBlood|IgG]] and CD8+ Tcells, as well as by [[Complement - WikiBlood|complement]] activation.

=[[Parasites - WikiBlood|Parasites]]=

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