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Explainer: what are antibodies and why are viruses like dengue worse the second time?
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Flies, EJ and Webb, C, Explainer: what are antibodies and why are viruses like dengue worse the second time?, The Conversation, The Conversation Media Group, Parkville, Victoria, Australia (2016) [Newspaper Article]
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Abstract
Our immune system is like a highly trained army. It fends off invading pathogens, usually very effectively. The problem is that sometimes it makes mistakes and attacks us. This can result in allergies, autoimmune diseases or just misfires in the immune system’s attack of invading cells.
But there’s another way the immune system can fail us – by throwing down the welcome mat for viruses on their second invasion.
Item Details
Item Type: | Newspaper Article |
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Keywords: | antibody-dependent enhancement, Zika, Ross River, Dengue |
Research Division: | Biomedical and Clinical Sciences |
Research Group: | Immunology |
Research Field: | Immunology not elsewhere classified |
Objective Division: | Health |
Objective Group: | Clinical health |
Objective Field: | Clinical health not elsewhere classified |
UTAS Author: | Flies, EJ (Dr Emily Flies) |
ID Code: | 116464 |
Year Published: | 2016 |
Deposited By: | Plant Science |
Deposited On: | 2017-05-10 |
Last Modified: | 2020-02-03 |
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