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How does living in phagocytes allow some pathogens to escape the immune system?
Describes the various mechanisms employed by pathogens to escape destruction by phagocytes, citing examples.
Describes how some pathogens survive in phagocytes, such as macrophages, while most pathogens are destroyed
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