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Why is there such a wide variety of immune system responses between hosts when they are infected with the same virus? (1 point)
• Some viruses are resistant to antibiotics, so they cause a stronger immune system response.
• People that have already been infected are asymptomatic.
O Slight variations due to mutations in the virus trigger different responses in people.
• Each person's immune system employs different tactics to get rid of the virus.
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Each person's immune system employs different tactics to get rid of the virus.
Individual variation (genetics, prior exposures/vaccination, age, health, HLA types, etc.) causes different immune responses; the other choices are incorrect or only partially relevant (antibiotics don't affect viruses; prior infection can make some asymptomatic; viral mutations can play a role but don't explain most host-to-host variation).
Individual variation (genetics, prior exposures/vaccination, age, health, HLA types, etc.) causes different immune responses; the other choices are incorrect or only partially relevant (antibiotics don't affect viruses; prior infection can make some asymptomatic; viral mutations can play a role but don't explain most host-to-host variation).
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