Which mechanism allows certain viral pathogens to evade the vertebrate immune system?
A)becoming a symbiont
B)becoming nonvirulent
C)frequent changing of surface antigens
D)becoming metabolically inactive

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Frequent changing of surface antigens allows viruses to evade the immune system by preventing the host from recognizing and mounting an effective immune response against them.

Which Mechanism Allows Certain Viral Pathogens to Evade the Vertebrate