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Which of the following pathogens is capable of altering its surface proteins in order to evade the humoral immune response?

A... ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS
B...BORRELIA RECURRENTIS
C...LESHMANIA MAJOR
D...LISTERIA MONOCYTOGEN
E...SCHISTOSOMA JAPONICUM
F..TOXOPLASMA GONDI

bb relapsing fever

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the question is asking for bacteria that undergoes/cause ANTIGENIC VARATION AND THEY ARE

N. GONOCCOCAL
BORRELIA
TRYPANOSOMEs
influenza virus
salmonella species

BBB IS THE RIGHT ANSWER