Sentences with phrase «survive attacks by the immune system»

Studies have shown that oral bacteria, once launched into the bloodstream, seem able to survive attacks by the immune system.

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He explains, «The protein that Kathryn characterized is part of the process by which these molecules trick the human immune system so that it doesn't attack the bacteria as hard as it should, so they survive in the body.

Cancer cells have developed a number of ways to survive, including ways to escape detection and attack by our immune system, but their ability to respond to viral infections is actually quite limited.