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What specific challenge does  Trypanosoma brucei present to the immune system? It frequently changes its antigens, staying...

What specific challenge does  Trypanosoma brucei present to the immune system?

It frequently changes its antigens, staying one step ahead of the host's antibody response.

It specifically attacks B lymphocytes preventing activation and antibody production.

It specifically attacks T lymphocytes preventing their activation and crippling the cell-mediated immune response.

Its antigens are not recognized by B and T lymphocytes so these host defense cells don't respond to the infection.

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Trypanosoma brucei is a parasite that is carried by tsetse fly and causes sleeping sickness in human (host). This parasite can evade the immune system by changing its surface properties or antigens in a very shorter duration. Thus, the immune system in unable to catch up with the speed at which new strains appear and the infection persists.

Hence, the correct choice should be:

The specific challenge does  Trypanosoma brucei present to the immune system :

(a) It frequently changes its antigens, staying one step ahead of the host's antibody response.

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