A pathogenic virus has a new mutation in one of the coat proteins, that just happens to resemble the structure of a normal human protein present in glial cells of the CNS.What do you predict may be an outcome of infection by this virus?
A)The initial response to the virus will be strong, but will then be shut down by immunological tolerance.
B)An autoimmune disease of the brain may develop.
C)The innate immune system will ignore the pathogen, but the acquired immune system will attack it.
D)The membrane attack complex will be unable to burst the viral membrane.

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The mutation in the viral coat protein resembling a human protein may lead to the immune system mistakenly attacking the body's own glial cells, potentially causing an autoimmune disease in the brain.

A Pathogenic Virus Has a New Mutation in One of the Coat