title: Avoiding detection: parasites and the immune system.
abstract: Most invading organisms are expelled from our bodies before they can cause any permanent damage. However, some have become masters of disguise, avoiding the immune system's attack. Parasites are, arguably, kings in this field of evasion of host defences.
authors.affiliation: Strathclyde Institute for Biochemical Sciences, Glasgow, UK. w.harnett@strath.ac.uk
authors.forename: William
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Harnett
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D006790:Host-Parasite Interactions; D006801:Humans; D007107:Immune System / Q000502:physiology*; D007108:Immune Tolerance; D010271:Parasites / Q000276:immunology*; D010272:Parasitic Diseases / Q000276:immunology*