病原生物学英文课件：Introduction to Tromatodes.pptVIP

* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Immunity Concomitant immunity Host carrying an initial infection of adult schistosomes shows the protection to a cercarial challenge infection (攻击性感染）and this protective immunity will disappear with eradication of schistosomes in the host Immuno-evasion: It’s an ability by which the schistosome adult can evade the host immune response. The possible mechanism of evasion. Acquire host antigen on it surface Host-like antigen produced by parasite Changing of tegument very quickly Parasite may inactivate or down-regulate immune effectors Pathogenesis Schistosomias