Pathogens adopt several mechanisms to evade the immune system:
Antigenic Variation: Pathogens alter their surface proteins to prevent recognition by immune cells. Immune Suppression: They produce molecules that can suppress the host's immune responses. Intracellular Survival: Some pathogens can survive and replicate within host cells, hiding from immune surveillance. Molecular Mimicry: Pathogens mimic host molecules to avoid detection.
