Meningitis Bacteria Dress Up As Human Cells To Evade Our Immune System
Thursday, February 19, 2009 - 21:35
in Health & Medicine
The way in which bacteria that cause bacterial meningitis mimic human cells to evade the body's innate immune system has been revealed. The study could lead to the development of new vaccines that give better protection against meningitis B, the strain which accounts for the vast majority of cases of the disease in the UK.