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Infectious Diseases and the Immune System

When bacteria, viruses and other pathogens infect the body, they hide in different places. Each component of the immune system is most adept at rousting trespassers from one location

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Scientific American Magazine Vol 269 Issue 3This article was originally published with the title “Infectious Diseases and the Immune System” in Scientific American Magazine Vol. 269 No. 3 (), p. 90
doi:10.1038/scientificamerican0993-90